Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren

Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren
Personal information
Born1 August 1984
Ski, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionRight wing
NicknameLinka
Club information
Current clubLarvik HK
Number11
Youth clubs
Ski
Holmlia
Furuset
Senior clubs
2002–2009
2009–2010
2010–		Larvik HK
FCK Håndbold
Larvik HK
National team
2003–Norway261 (936)[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] She was only 17 when she signed with Larvik for the 2002/03 season.

"Linka" 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.[4] 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.[2]

On January 2009, Riegelhuth signed a two-year contract with Danish club FCK Håndbold[5] 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 128 matches and scored 485 goals (up to the European Championship final in 2008).[6] She is three time European champion from 2004, 2006 and 2008. 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.[7] She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Personal life

On 25 June 2011, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth married Einar Sand Koren,[9] and changed her name to Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren.

Team results

Club
National team

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ambroš, Ivan (09.01.2009). "Amazing Linka". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Teigen, Gro Mee (2006-04-18). "Nye mål å jobbe mot" (in Norwegian). Østlands-Posten. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Player of the year" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 January 2009). "Riegelhuth joins FCK". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  6. ↑ "Landslagsprofiler – Linn-Kristin U. Riegelhuth" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Profile: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth". sports.reference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "Nå er håndball-paret Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth og Einar Sand Koren gift". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Lindqvist, Reidar (2009-01-30). "Linn-Kristin(a) av Vestfold" (in Norwegian). Tønsbergs Blad. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  11. ↑ "Player of the Year - Women 2008". IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
Awards
Preceded by
Gro Hammerseng		 IHF World Player of the Year – Women
2008 		Succeeded by
Allison Pineau