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Danish handball player (born 1977)

Rikke Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1977-04-09) 9 April 1977 (age 47)
Brovst, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Line Player
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1992–1995 Fjerritslev
1995–1996 Thisted IK
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995–1996 Thisted IK
1996–1997 Brønderslev IF
1997–2000 Ålborg KFUM
2000–2006 HS Nord
2006–2007 HC Leipzig ( Germany)
2007–2008 Aalborg DH
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Denmark 54 (68)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary {{{2}}}

Rikke Nielsen (born 9 April 1977, in Fjerritslev, Denmark) is a former Danish handballer. She previously played for Aalborg DH, and before that she played for the German club HC Leipzig. Before this she played for Aalborg DH and its parent club HS Nord. She won silver medals at the European Championships in 2004. In all she played 54 national games and scored 68 goals. Her first national game was 25 September 2003.

She retired in 2008 due to a thump injury.

Lykkeliga

In 2017 Nielsen established the initiative Lykkeliga (English: Happiness League), a handball league for people with Downs Syndrome.

References

  1. Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (8 August 2008). "Rikke Nielsens karriere er slut". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Historien om LykkeLiga". Lykkeliga (in Danish).

External links

Denmark squad – 2003 World Championship – 13th place
Denmark
Denmark squad – 2004 European Championship – Silver medal
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Denmark squad – 2005 World Championship – 4th place
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Denmark squad – 2006 European Championship – 11th place
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