Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 August 1984 Ski, Norway |
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Larvik HK | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Ski Holmlia Furuset |
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| Senior clubs | |||
| 2002–2009 2009–2010 2010– |
Larvik HK FCK Håndbold Larvik HK |
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| National team | |||
| 2003–2016 | Norway | 279 (971) | |
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.
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.
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.
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