Rikke Iversen
Danish handball player (born 1993)
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Rikke Iversen (born 18 May 1993) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.[1]
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
| Rikke Iversen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 May 1993 Nykøbing Falster, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Team Esbjerg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2011 | Virum-Sorgenfri HK | ||
2011–2012 | Lyngby HK | ||
2012–2014 | Nykøbing Falster HK | ||
2014–2020 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | ||
2020–2023 | Odense Håndbold | ||
2023– | Team Esbjerg | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Denmark | 99 | (155) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2025 | |||
She is the sister of Sarah Iversen who plays for Ikast Håndbold.
Career
She started playing handball at Virum-Sorgenfri Håndbold, and has previously played for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and Odense Håndbold.[2] With Odense Håndbold she won the Danish Women's Handball League twice in 2021 and 2022.
National team
She debuted for the Danish national team in September 2015 against Slovenia, and has since represented Denmark at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship and at the 2021 and 2023 world cups.[3][4][5] She represented Denmark at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain[6] and at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship at home. At the 2024 Olympics she won a bronze medal.[7] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[8]
In 2025 she took a break from handball due to maternity leave, which made her miss the 2025 World Championship. Sofie Bardrum was called up as the replacement.[9]
