Kristina Jørgensen
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Horsens, Denmark
| Kristina Jørgensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
17 January 1998 Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Győri ETO KC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2014 | Horsens HK | ||
2014–2016 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2017 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
2017–2022 | Viborg HK | ||
2022–2024 | Metz Handball | ||
2024–2026 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2026– | Metz Handball | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Denmark | 141 | (408) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Kristina Jørgensen (born 18 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Danish national team.[1]
National team
Jørgensen started playing handball for her hometown club Horsens HK, before joining Skanderborg Håndbold, where she made her senior debut.[2]
She became a top league player, when she was promoted with her club Skanderborg Håndbold in her first senior season. After impressing in the following season, where she was the club top scorer with 113 goals in the 16/17 season, she signed with Danish top club Viborg HK.[3] She was initially a two-year contract, which was extended despite offers from other Danish clubs.[4] In the 2020-21 season she was the top scorer in the ordinary season with 180 goals.[5]
In January 2022, she signed for the French club Metz Handball.[6] At this club, she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine.
In 2024 she signed for Hungarian Győri ETO KC.[7] Here she won the 2025 Hungarian Championship and the EHF Champions League in her first season.
Jørgensen won gold medals at the 2015 U-17 World Championship in Macedonia, silver medals at the 2016 U-18 World Championship in Slovakia and bronze medals at the 2017 U-19 European Championship in Slovenia.[8][9][10][11] At the U-19 European Championship, she was named MVP.[12]
She made her debut for the Danish national team on 25 November 2017. A month later she played at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship, where Denmark finished 6th.[13][14]
A year later she played at the 2018 European Championship.[15]
At the 2020 European Championship she finished 4th with Denmark, losing to Norway in the semifinal and Croatia in the third place playoff.[16] During the tournament she scored 21 goals.[17]
She won her first medals with Denmark, when they took bronze medals at the 2021 World Championship, beating Spain in the third place playoff.[18][19]
A year later she won silver medals at the 2022 European Championship, when Denmark lost to Norway in the final.[20] Jørgensen scored 14 goals during the tournament.[21]
At the 2023 World Championship she won another bronze medal.[22] With 47 goals Jørgensen was the joint 3rd best goalscorer at the tournament, tied with Romanian Eliza Buceschi and Dutch Angela Malestein.[23]
At the 2024 Olympics she won another bronze medals.[24] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[25][26]
At the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. The Danish team was affected by a lot of players missing the tournament including goalkeepers Sandra Toft and Althea Reinhardt and pivots Sarah Iversen and Rikke Iversen. This was the first time since 2019 that Denmark left a major international tournament without any medals.[27] In the quarterfinal against France Jørgensen was the Danish top scorer with 11 goals.[28]
Achievements
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2025
- Youth World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- European Youth Championship:
- Winner: 2015
- Junior European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2017
