Olivia Lykke Nygaard (born 14 September 2001)[1] is a Norwegian handball player for Storhamar HE[2] and the Norwegian national team.
She was part of the Norwegian squad for the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, where she received a bronze medal.[3]
Nygaard was a Danish citizen until 2018, but after becoming a Norwegian citizen she quickly became a part of Norway's junior team because of her talent as a goalkeeper.[4]
On 5 March 2023, Nygaard made her debut on the Norwegian national team,[5] and on 7 November 2023, she was selected to represent Norway at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[6]
Achievements
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2023
- Junior European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2019
- EHF European League:
- Winner: 2023/2024
- REMA 1000-ligaen
- Silver: 2023/2024
- Norwegian Cup:
- Finalist: 2023/2024
Individual awards
- All-Star Goalkeeper of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[7]
References
- ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "#1 Olivia Lykke Nygaard". Fana IL. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Olivia fra Aker er en av de mest spennende talentene på målvaktsida" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sekstenmålsseier over Tsjekkia søndag" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Dette er Håndballjentenes VM-tropp". NHF. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Årets målvakter". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
- Olivia Nygaard at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Olivia Nygaard at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
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