Veronica Kristiansen

Veronica Kristiansen
Personal information
Full name Veronica Egebakken Kristiansen
Born (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 (age 34)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Győri ETO KC
Number 21
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2009
 Mjøndalen IF
2009–2011
 Vipers Kristiansand
2011–2015
 Glassverket IF
2015–2018
 FC Midtjylland
2018–
 Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
 Norway 187 (595)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2020 Denmark
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 South Korea
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hungary

Veronica Kristiansen (born 10 July 1990) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.[1]

She made her team Norway debut in 2013.[2]

Her achievements include winning the EHF Champions League twice (with Győr), as well as two gold medals and one silver medal at the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, also has three victories in the European Women's Handball Championship, one Olympic gold medal and two Olympic bronze medals.

Career

Club career

Kristiansen played for the clubs Mjøndalen IF and Reistad IL, and then for IK Våg from 2009 to 2011. With Våg she placed second in the Norwegian Cup in 2011. From 2011 to 2015 she played for Glassverket IF, and placed second in the Norwegian League with Glassverket in 2015.[3]

She played for the Danish club FC Midtjylland from 2015 to 2018, and won the Danish Cup with this club in 2015. From 2018 she played for the Hungarian club Győri ETO KC, winning the Hungarian Championship in 2018/2019. She also won the EHF Champions League with Győr in 2019 and 2024.[3]

International career

Playing for the Norwegian national team, Kristiansen won gold medal at the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship. She won gold medal with Norway at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, defeating Netherlands in the final. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won bronze medal with Norway, after losing the semi final to Russia, and winning the bronze final against the Netherlands.[4]

At the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in Sweden she won a gold medal with the Norwegian team. She also played at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany, when Norway won the silver medals.[3]

She won another gold medal with Norway at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship in Denmark. At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021, she won the bronze medal with the Norwegian team. She won gold medal with the Norwegian team at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[3]

Achievements

National team

European

Domestic

Individual awards

Personal life

She is the elder sister of handballer Jeanett Kristiansen and the younger sister of handballer Charlotte Kristiansen.

On 12 January 2023 it was announced that she is expecting her first child with her partner, Hungarian Ádám Devecseri, former canoeist and later the physiotherapist of Győri ETO KC.[5] Their daughter, Olivia was born on 17 July 2023. Kristiansen got engaged to Devecseri in August 2024. Later, on 24 August they announced they're expecting their second child.[6]

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Landslagsprofiler – Veronica Egebakken Kristiansen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Veronica Kristiansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  5. ^ "Veronica Kristiansen gyermeket vár" (in Hungarian). gyorietokc.hu. 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Veronica Kristiansen újabb anyai örömök elé néz" (in Hungarian). gyorietokc.hu. 24 August 2024.