Linn Kristin Riegelhuth In Focus

Linn Kristin Riegelhuth was born in Furuseth. There she started playing Handball. After changing to Homlia she was discovered by Norwegian talent scouts and played for the Youth and Junior National team. Her international career started when she was transferred to the top club Larvik HK. Since 2003 she is a key player in the women’s national team. She is the fourth Norwegian female to become World Handball Player of the Year.

International Career

• Three times European Champion (2004, 2006, 2008)
• Silver medalist at the World Championship 2007 in France
• Olympic Champion 2008 in Beijing

Facts and figures

• Right wing position for Norway and the Danish Club F.C. Kobenhavn
• 137 international matches left handed
• Scored 524 goals
• 
  Six times Norwegian Champion on Club level
• Won twice the European Cup Winners’ Cup
• Top scorer and member of the allstar team at the European Championship in FYRO Macedonia 2008
• Awarded twice best player of the Norwegian league

Specialties

• Counter attack goals
• One of the fastest players in her team

Thierry Omeyer In Focus

It’s the third time in history after 2004 (Henning Fritz/Germany) and 2005 (Arpad Sterbik/Serbia and Montenegro) that a goal keeper has been crowned as World Handball Player of the year. “My secret of success is hard training and psychology” Omeyer said: “A goalkeepers’ work is mostly a matter of concentration and tactics. And I like the pressure of standing in the focus in highlight matches.”

International Career

• Bronze medal at World Championships (2003, 2005)
• European Champion (2006)
• Bronze medal at European Championship (2008)
• Olympic Champion 2008 in Beijing and nomination for all star team as best goalkeeper
• World Champion 2009 in Croatia and awarded best goalkeeper of the tournament

Facts and figures

• 220 international matches for France
• Champions league Trophy with Montpellier (2003) and Kiel (2007)
• Domestic Champion and domestic Cup Winner in France and Germany each eight times in total
• Awarded best player of the season 2008/2009 in Germany