Helene Gigstad Fauske

Helene Gigstad Fauske
Personal information
Born (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27)
Bærum, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left/centre back
Club information
Current club Neptunes de Nantes
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
2013–2017
Stabæk IF
2017–2021
Herning-Ikast Håndbold
2021–2023
Brest Bretagne Handball
2023–2024
Neptunes de Nantes
2024–
Odense Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
Norway 35 (25)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany

Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 31 January 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Neptunes de Nantes and the Norwegian national team.[1]

She also represented Norway at the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th,[2] at the 2015 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship, placing 6th[3] and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th.

In October 2020, Fauske announced that she no longer would be available to the national team,[4] but made a comeback in 2022.

During her first season with Brest Bretagne Handball (2021–2022), she was the club's top goalscorer in the French League (118 goals in 27 matches, 6th top goalscorer) and in the Champions League (87 goals; 6th top goalscorer). During her second season, she was also BBH's top goalscorer.

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Team Roaster Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 Women's European Championship 19 Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Norsk ligaprofil melder fra til landsholdet: - Jeg er ikke god nok". TV2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 December 2021.