Henny Reistad

Henny Reistad
Personal information
Full name Henny Ella Reistad
Born (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25)
Bærum, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left/centre back
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 25
Youth career
Team
 Helset IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2018
 Stabæk IF
2018–2021
 Vipers Kristiansand
2021–
 Team Esbjerg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
 Norway 93 (393)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hungary

Henny Ella Reistad (born 9 February 1999) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.[1][2]

She represented Norway in the 2017 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 7th,[3] and in the 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 4th.[4]

In September 2018, she was included by EHF in a list of the twenty best young handballers to watch for the future.[5]

In January 2024, Reistad donated an undisclosed amount of money to her former club, Vipers Kristiansand, which were in economic trouble.[6]

In October 2024, Reistad became the team captain for the Norwegian national team.[7]

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Henny Ella Reistad" (in Norwegian). Stabæk IF. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Final Tournament". European Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Korea defeat Norway to win bronze". International Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "20 rising stars to watch for the future". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Reistad forsøger at redde kriseramt eksklub" [Reistad tries to save her former club in crisis] (in Danish). TV2 Sporten. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Nok en Danmark-skalp: – Til tider veldig stille". ABC Nyheter. Retrieved 18 November 2024.