Sarah Iversen
| Sarah Iversen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Iversen in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sarah Aaberg Iversen | ||
| Born |
10 April 1990 Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| SNIK | |||
| Lyngby HK | |||
–2008 | Virum-Sorgenfri HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2009 | Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold | ||
2009–2012 | Nykøbing Falster HK | ||
2012–2016 | Odense Håndbold | ||
2016–2018 | Nykøbing Falster HK | ||
2018– | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Denmark | 110 | (184) |
Sarah Aaberg Iversen (born 10 April 1990) is a Danish handball player for Ikast Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 19 March 2015, against France.[4]
She is the elder sister of handballer Rikke Iversen.
Career
[edit]Iversen played youth handball at SNIK, Lyngby HK and Virum-Sorgenfri HK. In 2008 she switched to second tier side Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold.[5] After a year she switched to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. In 2012/2013 season, she moved to HC Odense, but returned to Nykøbing Falster after 4 seasons.[6]
She represented Denmark at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany, where Denmark finished 6th.[7]
In the 2018/2019 season, she moved to Herning-Ikast Håndbold.[8] In her first season, she won the Danish Cup.[9] In the summer of 2020, she took a break due to pregnancy, which made her miss the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[10]
At the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship she won silver medals with the Danish team, losing to Norway in the final. Sarah Iversen scored 10 goals during the tournament.[11]
In 2023, she won the EHF European League with Ikast Håndbold.[12] Later the same year she won bronze medals at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[13] Iversen erzielte im Turnierverlauf 15 Treffer.[14]
At the 2024 Olympics she won a bronze medal.[15] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[16]
In 2025 she took a break from handball due to maternity leave, which made her miss the 2025 World Championship. Sofie Bardrum was called up as the replacement.[17]
Achievements
[edit]- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2019
- EHF Cup:
- EHF European League:
- Winner: 2023
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star Pivot of Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/18
References
[edit]- ^ "NFH holdet – 2016/2017". nfh.dk. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Truppen til Danmark-Norge". DHF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Sarah Iversen - Statistik - Håndbold.dk" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "lyngby-taarbaek.lokalavisen.dk: Nordkøbenhavn Håndbolds trup er fyldt med talent". Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ fyens.dk: Markant stregspiller i farvel til HC Odense
- ^ 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
- ^ fyens.dk: FCM Håndbold har fundet nyt navn og henter profiler
- ^ sport.tv2.dk: Herning-Ikast udspiller Odense i ulige pokalfinale
- ^ "Dänemark bei Heim-Europameisterschaft ohne Kreisläuferin Sarah Iversen" [Denmark to play host European Championship without Pivot Sarah Iversen] (in German). handball-world.news. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Denmark - Team report 2022 European Championship". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ EHF European League Final - Match Report
- ^ "Håndboldkvinderne fik VM-bronze og direkte billett til OL" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Denmark" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Håndboldkvinderne vinder EM-sølv" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "VM-profil ikke med: 'Skidt nyt for Danmark" (in Danish). tipsbladet. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Sarah Iversen at the International Handball Federation
- Sarah Iversen at the European Handball Federation
- Sarah Iversen at Olympedia
