| Olivia Lykke Nygaard | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) Oppegård, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
Danish Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Storhamar HE | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Oppgård IL | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Aker Topphåndball | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Fana | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Storhamar HE | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ikast Håndbold | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Norway | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olivia Lykke Nygaard (born 14 September 2001) is a Norwegian handball player for Storhamar HE 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.
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.
On 5 March 2023, Nygaard made her debut on the Norwegian national team, and on 7 November 2023, she was selected to represent Norway at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
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
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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