Marie Henriksen
Marie Henriksen (born 31 August 1993) is a former Norwegian handball player for the club Byåsen HE.[1]
| Marie Henriksen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Marie Henriksen | ||
| Born |
31 August 1993 Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Byåsen HE | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2017 | Byåsen HE | ||
Medal record | |||
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She also represented Norway in the 2011 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 12th.[2]
She was near a position on the Norwegian national team many times, but has been very unlucky with serious injuries in her young career. Spring 2016 she suffered her third serious injury in her right knee[3] and in March 2017 she announced that she was forced to retire because of her injuries, at age 23.[4]
She is the younger sister of international footballer Markus Henriksen and daughter of Trond Henriksen.
Achievements
- World Youth Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2010
Individual awards
- Best Rookie of Postenligaen: 2009/2010
- All-Star Centre Back of the Youth World Championship: 2010
- All-Star Centre Back of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016[5]
References
- "Spillere: Marie Henriksen, Byåsen Elite" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "2011 Women's European Championship 19 - Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "Nytt skademareritt: Marie Henriksen fikk svaret hun fryktet" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Marie Henriksen tvinges til å legge opp: – Tøft å gi slipp på noe som er deg og livet ditt" (in Norwegian). Adressa. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Årets Beste GRUNDIGligaen 2015/2016". Topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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