Frank Løke
Norwegian handball player (born 1980)
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Frank Løke (born 6 February 1980) is a Norwegian endurance athlete, TV personality and former handball player.
Tønsberg, Norway
| Frank Løke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 February 1980 Tønsberg, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2003 | Runar Sandefjord | ||
2003–2004 | SV Post Schwerin | ||
2004–2005 | FCK Håndbold | ||
2005–2008 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2005–2007 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (loan) | ||
2007–2008 | ZMC Amicitia Zürich (loan) | ||
2008–2009 | ZMC Amicitia Zürich | ||
2009–2010 | RK Zagreb | ||
2010 | TuS N-Lübbecke (loan) | ||
2010–2015 | TuS N-Lübbecke | ||
2015 | Drammen HK | ||
2016 | Runar Sandefjord | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2011 | Norway | 186 | (646) |
Career
Regarded as one of the best line players of his era, Løke played for clubs in Norway, Germany, Denmark, Croatia and Switzerland during his career.[1][2][3] He was capped 186 times and scored 646 goals for the Norwegian national team, and was voted best pivot at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5] Løke represented Norway at every World Championship and European Championship between 2005 and 2011.
Post-playing career
Following his retirement from handball, Løke has competed in several Norwegian reality TV-shows. He competed in the Norwegian celebrity format version of The Farm in 2017 and Skal vi danse? in 2018.[6] Løke won the reality competition 71° nord – Team together with partner Rikke Isaksen in 2023.[7]
Løke has participated in multiple ultramarathon, ultra-distance cycling, triathlon and quadrathlon competitions, including the Norseman Triathlon and the Östhammar Adventure Race.[3][8]
Løke climbed Mount Everest in 2021 and 2024, and K2 in 2022, becoming the third Norwegian to reach the latter's summit.[9][10]
Personal life
Løke's younger sister, Heidi, is also a handball player, having won the Olympic gold medal, two World Championships and four European Championships with the Norwegian national team.
