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Emilie Hovden

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Emilie Margrethe Hovden
Personal information
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 29)
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Győri Audi ETO KC
Number 26
Youth career
Years Team
2005–2012
Fana
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2015
Fana
2015–2016
Molde Elite
2016–2019
Fana
2019–2022
Storhamar HE
2022–2023
Viborg HK
2023–
Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–
Norway 71 (182)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Gold medal – first place 2025 Germany/Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland

Emilie Hovden (born 5 April 1996) is a Norwegian handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.[1]

National team

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

She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in November 2021 against Netherlands, and a few days later she was at her first major international tournament, 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.[4] In her first match, she scored 7 goals and was the top scorer against Kazakhstan.[5] Norway would go on to win the tournament, beating France in the final.[6]

At the 2022 European Championship, she and Norway won gold.[7] Two years later she won the 2024 European Championship, beating Denmark in the final.[8]

In 2023 she won silver medals at the 2023 World Championship, losing to France in the final.[9][10]

At the 2025 World Championship she won her second World Championship gold medal.[11][12] She was also selected for the All Star Team of the tournament.[13]

Achievements

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Individual awards

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All Star Team

Other awards

  • Topscorer of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020: (161 goals)[17]
  • Best Player of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020[18]
  • All-Star Right Wing of Kvindeligaen: 2022/2023[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Profiler" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2015 Women's European Championship 19 Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "2013 Women's European Championship 17 Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Håndballjentenes tropp til VM i Spania" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation.
  5. ^ "DRØMMEDEBUT FOR TURBO-EMILIE: NORGE KNUSTE KASAKHSTAN" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter vildt comeback" (in Danish). TV 2 (Denmark). 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Norway". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Frankrike verdensmester - sølv til Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Norway" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ^ "To debutanter i Gjekstads VM-tropp". NHF (in Norwegian). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star team". ihf.info. IHF. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  14. ^ "To av tre stemte på Emilie Hovden". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  16. ^ "2025 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star team". ihf.info. IHF. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Emilie Hovden ble skytterdronning". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Emilie ble Årets spiller for kvinner 2019-20". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Årets Hold i Kvindeligaen". Tophåndbold (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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