Louise Burgaard

Louise Burgaard
Personal information
Full name Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard
Born (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 32)
Esbjerg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Odense Håndbold
Number 27
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2011
 KIF Vejen
2011–2013
 TTH Holstebro
2013–2015
 Viborg HK
2015–2019
 FCM Håndbold
2019–2024
 Metz Handball
2024–
 Odense Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–
 Denmark 183 (379)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Netherlands
European Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Serbia

Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard (born 17 October 1992) is a Danish handballer for Metz Handball and the Danish national team.[1]

She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.[2][3]

Club Career

Burgaard started playing handball at Vinding SF when she was 5. In 2006 she signed for Fredericia HK.[4] She has played for numerous Danish clubs, before in 2019 signing for the french club Metz Handball. Here she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine multiple times.

Achievements

Domestic

European

Individual awards

Personal life

She is married to Adreas Vinter. Because of their marriage they both have the surname, Vinter Burgaard. They currently live in Metz.

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Louise Burgaard". hopskud.dk (in Danish). 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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