Lois Abbingh

Lois Abbingh
Lois Abbingh with Issy Paris Hand in April 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)
Groningen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Vipers Kristiansand
Number 23
Senior clubs
Years Team
 V&S Groningen
2009–2010
 E&O Emmen
2010–2014
 VfL Oldenburg
2014–2016
 HCM Baia Mare
2016–2018
 Issy Paris Hand
2018–2020
 Rostov-Don
2020–2023
 Odense Håndbold
2023–
 Vipers Kristiansand
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–
 Netherlands 188 (813)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2018 France
European Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Netherlands

Lois Abbingh (born 13 August 1992) is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Dutch national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

In 2011, she was a key player of the Dutch team that reached the final of the Women's 19 European Championship, just to fell short against Denmark in a close battle to 27–29. Abbingh scored 65 goals in the tournament and won the top scorer's award.[3]

She represented the Netherlands in six World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Denmark 2015,[4] a bronze in Germany 2017,[5] and winning gold in Japan 2019), in four European Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Sweden 2016[6]) and two editions of the Olympic Games (finishing fourth in Rio 2016 and fifth in Tokyo 2020).[7] At the World Championship in 2017 she became a member of the All-Star team (as the best Left Back of the competition) and she was among the top goalscorers, ranking second with her 58 goals scored.[8]

Achievements

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Lois Abbingh Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. ^ "ABBINGH Lois". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Denmark triumph at Women's 19 EURO". European Handball Federation. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". International Handball Federation. 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "The Netherlands claim second consecutive World Championship medal". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ "'Heja Norge' for the seventh time". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 18 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Norway secure third consecutive medal". International Handball Federation. 20 August 2016.
  8. ^ "The Germany 2017 All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 17 December 2017.
  9. ^ "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.
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