Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren

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Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren
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Personal information
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39)
Ski, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
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Playing position Right wing
Nickname Linka
Club information
Current club Larvik HK
Number 11
Youth clubs
Ski
Holmlia
Furuset
Senior clubs
2002–2009
2009–2010
2010–		 Larvik HK
FCK Håndbold
Larvik HK
National team
2003– Norway 268 (965)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hungary Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia Team

Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (born 1 August 1984) is a Norwegian handballer playing for Larvik HK and the Norwegian national team. She is commonly known as Linka.[1] Outside handball she is a qualified nurse.

Career

Club career

Riegelhuth started playing handball at her hometown club Ski. She later played for Holmlia and Furuset until Larvik HK showed an interest for her.[2] She was only 17 when she signed with Larvik for the 2002/03 season.

Riegelhuth was top scorer in the Norwegian league in the 2005/06 season (shared first place with Linn Jørum Sulland, both 159 goals). In 2006/07 she was again top scorer (221 goals), and was voted Player of the year in the Norwegian league.[3] She won the Cup Winners' Cup in 2008 with Larvik. She also participated on the Champions League 2008/09 and was top scorer of the competition until Larvik was eliminated.[1]

On January 2009, Riegelhuth signed a two-year contract with Danish club FCK Håndbold[4] where she will start playing at the end of the 2008/09 season.

National team

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2003, and has played 268 matches and scored 965 goals as of July 2015. She is five time European champion from 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014. She was the top scorer in the 2008 European Championship and was also awarded a place in the all-star team as Best Right Wing.[5] She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7]

Personal life

On 25 June 2011, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth married Einar Sand Koren,[8] and changed her name to Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren. In May 2015 she announced that she and her husband was expecting their first child, and had to take a break from handball. She is expected to make a comeback by the end of the 2015/2016-season.

Team results

Club
  • Champions League: Semi-finalist in 2003/04 (Larvik)
  • Cup Winners' Cup: Winner in 2004/05 and 2007/08 (Larvik)
  • Norwegian Championship: Winner in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 (Larvik)
  • Norwegian Cup: Winner in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008; Runner-up in 2007 (Larvik)
National team
  • European Championship: Gold in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014; Silver in 2012
  • World Championship: Silver in 2007; Gold in 2011
  • Summer Olympics: Gold in 2008[6] and 2012

Awards and recognition

References

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Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year – Women
2008		 Succeeded by
Allison Pineau

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