Maren Nyland Aardahl
Norwegian handball player (born 1994)
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Maren Nyland Aardahl (born 2 March 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold[1] and the Norwegian national team.[2]
Trondheim, Norway
| Maren Nyland Aardahl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Aardahl in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maren Nyland Aardahl | ||
| Born |
2 March 1994 Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2000–2012 | Byåsen IL | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2012–2019 | Byåsen HE | ||
2019–2020 | SG BBM Bietigheim | ||
2020–2021 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2021– | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Norway | 91 | (170) |
Aardahl started her career as a back, but retrained as a pivot. She also has medals from competing at beach handball championships for Norway.[3]
In addition to regular handball, Aardahl also plays beach handball.[4]
Career
Aardahl started playing at her hometown club Byåsen IL and entered the senior team in 2012.[5]
In the summer of 2019 she transferred to the German Bundesliga team SG BBM Bietigheim. She played there for one season, before switching to Romanian team SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.[6] A year later she signed for Danish team Odense Håndbold.[7] In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[8] Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches.[9]
On October 10, 2021 she played her first match for the Norwegian national team in a win against Slovenia.[10] Right after she was on the Norwegian team that won the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.[11]
At the 2022 European Championship, she and Norway won gold.[12] A year later, she won silver medals at the 2023 World Championship, losing to France in the final.[13][14]
At the 2024 Olympics, she won gold medals with the Norwegian team, completing her set of international titles.[15] Later that year she won the 2024 European Championship, beating Denmark in the final.[16]
At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Cup gold medals.[17][18]
Achievements
- Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2024
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2021, 2025
- Silver Medalist: 2023
- European Championship
- Winner: 2022, 2024
- EHF Champions League:
- Silver: 2025
- Norwegian League:
- Silver Medalist: 2012/2013, 2013/2014
- Danish League:
Individual awards
- All-Star Best Defender of the Romanian League: 2021
