Lois Abbingh | |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Left back |
Currentclub: | Vipers Kristiansand |
Clubnumber: | 23 |
Clubs1: | V&S Groningen |
Years2: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs2: | E&O Emmen |
Years3: | 2010–2014 |
Clubs3: | VfL Oldenburg |
Years4: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs4: | HCM Baia Mare |
Years5: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs5: | Issy Paris Hand |
Years6: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs6: | Rostov-Don |
Years7: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs7: | Odense Håndbold |
Years8: | 2023– |
Clubs8: | Vipers Kristiansand |
Nationalyears1: | 2010– |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 188 |
Nationalgoals1: | 813 |
Lois Abbingh (born 13 August 1992) is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Dutch national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 2011, she was a key player of the Dutch team that reached the final of the Women's 19 European Championship, just to fell short against Denmark in a close battle to 27–29. Abbingh scored 65 goals in the tournament and won the top scorer's award.[3]
She represented the Netherlands in six World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Denmark 2015,[4] a bronze in Germany 2017,[5] and winning gold in Japan 2019), in four European Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Sweden 2016[6]) and two editions of the Olympic Games (finishing fourth in Rio 2016 and fifth in Tokyo 2020).[7] At the World Championship in 2017 she became a member of the All-Star team (as the best Left Back of the competition) and she was among the top goalscorers, ranking second with her 58 goals scored.[8]