Stine Bredal Oftedal
Bredal Oftedal in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32)
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Győri ETO KC
Number 15
Youth career
Team
 Nit/Hak HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2008
 Helset IF
2008–2013
 Stabæk IF
2013–2017
 Issy-Paris Hand
2017–2024
 Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2024
 Norway 256 (720)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2020 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 South Korea
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hungary

Stine Bredal Oftedal (born 25 September 1991) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain.[1] She is three times world champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team.

She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2019 by the International Handball Federation.[2]

Early and personal life

Oftedal was born in Nittedal on 25 September 1991.[2] She is the older sister of fellow handball player Hanna Oftedal Sagosen.[3]

She studied at BI Norwegian Business School.[4] Previously she competed for Nittedal IL in the javelin throw, throwing 32.08 m at the age 13.[5]

She is in a relationship with fellow handballer, Rune Dahmke.[6] They got engaged 23 June 2023.

Club career

Ofredal hails from Nittedal and started her career in Nit/Hak HK.[4] She then continued to Fjellhammer IL before continuing to Helset IF.[7] Helset is a feeder team for Stabæk Håndball, and so she played for Stabæk from the 2008–09 season while still being registered in Helset.[4]

From 2013 to 2017 she played for the French club Issy-Paris Hand. During this period she was selected player of the year in the French top league three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2017. From 2017 she played for the Hungarian club Győri ETO KC, and won the Women's EHF Champions League with this club in 2018 and 2019.[2]

International career

Playing for the Norwegian national team, Oftedal has been the team captain since 2015. Her achievements with the Norwegian team include winning the IHF World Women's Handball Championship in 2011, 2015 and 2021, and winning the European Women's Handball Championship in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and again a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Achievements

National team

European

Domestic

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ a b c d Aune, Thomas; Bryhn, Rolf; Askheim, Svein. "Stine Bredal Oftedal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Hanna har slitt med skade – nå legger Stines lillesøster opp". Varingen. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Birkeland, Kirsten (17 November 2010). "Her er Stine!" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Spyd/Javelin Thro". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Dette er den nye kjæresten til Stine Bredal Oftedal (26)". TV 2. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Landslagsprofiler – Stine Bredal Oftedal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Oftedal and Landin named 2019 IHF World Players of the Year". IHF. 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ Stine Bredal Oftedal. nbcolympics.com
  10. ^ "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF Euro 2018 All-Star Team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 16 December 2018.
  12. ^ "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  13. ^ "MVP REISTAD LEADS EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. ^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Györ quintet headline EHF Champions League All-star Team". European Handball Federation. 3 June 2022.
  17. ^ "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.

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