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Jenny Behrend

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Jenny Behrend
Personal information
Born (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29)
Rendsburg, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club HB Ludwigsburg
Number 30
Senior clubs
Years Team
HSG Hohn/Elsdorf
–2014
TSV Owschlag
2014–2021
VfL Oldenburg
2021–2024
SG BBM Bietigheim
2024-
HB Ludwigsburg
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
Germany 85 (165)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2025 Netherlands/Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 November 2025

Jenny Behrend (born 20 January 1996) is a German handball player for HB Ludwigsburg and the German national team.[1][2]

She made her debut for the national team in 2019, in a match against the Netherlands.[3] She was selected to represent Germany at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship in Japan.[4]

She also represented Germany at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[5] Here Germany reached the final, where they lost to Norway.[6] This was the first time since 1994 that Germany made the final of a major international tournament and the first time they won a medal since 2007.[7]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Jenny Behrend". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ DHB profile
  3. ^ Teuber, Bernd (25 March 2019). "Starkes Nationalmannschaftsdebüt für Jenny Behrend". handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Groener mit 17 Spielerinnen zur WM". dhb.de (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mit 17 Spielerinnen in die Heim-WM". dhb.de/ (in German). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Handballerinnen ziehen ins WM-Finale ein" (in German). Tagesschau. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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