Nationality Norwegian Number 11 Siblings Betina Riegelhuth Height 1.75 m | Nickname Linka Role Handball Player Playing position Name Linn-Kristin Koren | |
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2002–20092009–20102010– Larvik HKFCK HandboldLarvik HK Spouse Einar Riegelhuth Koren (m. 2011) Similar People Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Linn Jorum Sulland, Heidi Loke, Camilla Herrem, Katrine Lunde | ||
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Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (born 1 August 1984) is a Norwegian handballer playing for Larvik HK and a retired player for the Norwegian national team. She is commonly known as Linka. Outside handball she is a qualified nurse.
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- Key players part 2 linn kristin riegelhuth koren ehf euro 2014
- EHF Euro 2014 Spain Norway 29 26 Linn Kristin Riegelhuth Koren vs Silvia Navarro 7m save
- Club career
- National team
- Personal life
- Team results
- Awards and recognition
- References
EHF Euro 2014-Spain-Norway 29-26 - Linn Kristin Riegelhuth Koren vs Silvia Navarro - 7m save
Club career
Riegelhuth started playing handball at her hometown club Ski. She later played for Holmlia and Furuset until Larvik HK showed an interest for her. She was only 17 when she signed with Larvik for the 2002/03 season.
Riegelhuth was top scorer in the Norwegian league in the 2005/06 season (shared first place with Linn Jørum Sulland, both 159 goals). In 2006/07 she was again top scorer (221 goals), and was voted Player of the year in the Norwegian league. She won the Cup Winners' Cup in 2008 with Larvik. She also participated on the Champions League 2008/09 and was top scorer of the competition until Larvik was eliminated.
On January 2009, Riegelhuth signed a two-year contract with Danish club FCK Håndbold where she will start playing at the end of the 2008/09 season.
National team
She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2003, and has played 268 matches and scored 965 goals as of July 2015. She is five time European champion from 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014. She was the top scorer in the 2008 European Championship and was also awarded a place in the all-star team as Best Right Wing. She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
She's the older sister of fellow handball player, Betina Riegelhuth. On 25 June 2011, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth married Einar Sand Koren, and changed her name to Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren. In May 2015 she announced that she and her husband was expecting their first child, and had to take a break from handball. After giving birth 22 December 2015, Riegelhuth Koren was back playing for Larvik against Rælingen HK on 2 March 2016.