Niclas Kirkeløkke

Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke (born 26 March 1994) is a Danish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Danish national team.[1]

Niclas Kirkeløkke
Niclas Kirkeløkke at BUGA 2023 in Mannheim
Personal information
Full name Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke
Born (1994-03-26) March 26, 1994
Ringe, Denmark
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Number 6
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2005
Risøhøj Håndbold
2005–2012
GOG Håndbold
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2019
GOG Håndbold
2019–
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Denmark 41 (61)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 Hungary
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Austria
Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2011 Turkey

Career

Niclas Kirkeløkke is the son of Gun-Britt Kirkeløkke who played many matches on the youth and junior national team in the early 1980s.[2] Gun-Britt twin sister, Gun-Maj, also played 25 A-national matches from 1985 to 1987.[2] Niclas Kirkeløkke began his handball career in Risøhøj Håndbold, before making the move to GOG at the age of 11.[2]

In 2012 he was moved up to the senior team of GOG. He participated in the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, winning the tournament by beating Croatia and was named on the all-star team.[3]

Individual awards

  • All-Star Right back of the Youth World Championship: 2013

References

  1. EHF profile
  2. "Ann-Sofie gør noget for fællesskabet: Risøhøj er en håndboldklub for alle". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). 2021-02-17. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. "Danish Dynamite light also in the final". IHF. 2013-08-23. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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