Karen Heinrich
German handball player (born 1968)
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Karen Heinrich (born 15 August 1968) is a German former handball player. She won the gold medal with German national team at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship.[1]
Staaken, East Germany
| Karen Heinrich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
15 August 1968 Staaken, East Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1985–1998 | Frankfurter HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | East Germany | ||
– | Germany | 64 | (71) |
Medal record | |||
Career
Heinrich is 1.87 meters tall and was primarily used in left back position.[2][3] She started handball at BSG Motor Falkensee,[4] then played for ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt and its successor clubs BFV Frankfurt and Frankfurter HC. In her 13-year long spell with Frankfurt,[5] she was 3-time East German League and 2-time East German Cup champion and won the EHF Cup in 1990.[2]
Heinrich was part of the World Champion Germany squad at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway.[1] She mainly used as an alternative,[2] and played only in 3 of the 7 matches, scoring 3 goals, including the title-deciding goal at the end of the extra time in the final against Denmark.[6] She represented East Germany before the German reunification and won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Women's Handball Championship where East Germany national team placed 3rd.[7] Throughout her career, Heinrich played in combined total of 64 international matches for her national teams and scored 71 goals.[5]
Honours
National team
- World Championship:
- Winner: 1993
- Bronze Medalist: 1990
Clubs
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 1989/90
- East German Championship:
- Winner: 1985/86, 1986/87, 1989/90
- East German Cup:
- Winner: 1985/86, 1989/90