Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Explained

Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:1 August 1984
Birth Place:Ski, Norway
Position:Right wing
Currentclub:Larvik HK
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:Ski
Youthclubs2:Holmlia
Youthclubs3:Furuset
Years1:2001–2002
Clubs1:Furuset IL
Years2:2002–2009
Clubs2:Larvik HK
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:FCK Håndbold
Years4:2010–2017
Clubs4:Larvik HK
Nationalyears1:2003–2016
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:279
Nationalgoals1:971

Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (born 1 August 1984) is a retired Norwegian handball player for the Norwegian national team, who last played for Larvik HK.[1] 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.

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.[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.

In 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 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.[6] 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.[7] [8]

Personal life

She's the older sister of fellow handball player, Betina Riegelhuth. On 25 June 2011, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth married Einar Sand Koren,[9] 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. After giving birth 22 December 2015, Riegelhuth Koren was back playing for Larvik against Rælingen HK on 2 March 2016.

In October 2017 she announced that she's expecting her second child, but she will come back on court again.[10]

Today she has three kids: Lotte, Pelle and Lasse together with Einar.[11]

Team results

Club
National team

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gir seg på topp . . no . 9 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Amazing Linka. Ambroš. Ivan. 1 September 2009. European Handball Federation. 16 March 2009.
  3. Web site: Nye mål å jobbe mot. Teigen. Gro Mee. 18 April 2006. Østlands-Posten. no. 16 March 2009.
  4. Web site: Player of the year. Norwegian Handball Federation. no. 16 March 2009.
  5. Web site: Riegelhuth joins FCK. Bruun. Peter. 21 January 2009. European Handball Federation. 21 January 2009.
  6. Web site: EURO 2008 All-Star Team . 21 December 2008 . 14 December 2008 . European Handball Federation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217101552/http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/news/singe-news/article/euro-2008-all-star-team.html . 17 December 2008 . dmy .
  7. Web site: Profile: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth . sports.reference.com . 13 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106090619/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/linn-kristin-riegelhuth-1.html . 6 January 2009 . dmy .
  8. Web site: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 22 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930181355/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/linn-kristin-riegelhuth-koren-1.html . 30 September 2015 . dmy .
  9. Web site: Nå er håndball-paret Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth og Einar Sand Koren gift . no . tv2.no . . 25 June 2011 . 21 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Linn-Kristin gravid.
  11. Web site: Åpner seg om morsrollen. 21 January 2022.
  12. Web site: http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=332&idart=2419 . www.ihf.info . 17 January 2022 .
  13. Web site: Linn-Kristin(a) av Vestfold. Lindqvist. Reidar. 30 January 2009. Tønsbergs Blad. no. 16 March 2009.
  14. Web site: Player of the Year - Women 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20100825082927/http://www.ihf.info/TheGame/WorldHandballAwards/PlayeroftheYearWomen2008/tabid/5516/Default.aspx. dead. 25 August 2010. IHF. 7 December 2010.
  15. Web site: EHF Champions League 2014/15 - All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4 . Ehfcl.com . 6 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072921/http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/22184/All-stars+take+to+the+court+at+the+2015+MVM+EHF+FINAL4 . 4 March 2016 . dmy-all .

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