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Niclas Kirkeløkke

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Niclas Kirkeløkke
Niclas Kirkeløkke at BUGA 2023 in Mannheim
Personal information
Full name Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke
Born (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)
Ringe, Denmark
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number 5
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2005
Risøhøj Håndbold
2005–2012
GOG Håndbold
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2019
GOG Håndbold
2019–2024
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2024–
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Denmark 76 (147)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hungary
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Austria
Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2011 Turkey
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29-1-2024

Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke (born 26 March 1994) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.[1] He plays mainly right back, but has also played right wing on the national team.[2]

Career

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Niclas Kirkeløkke is the son of Gun-Britt Kirkeløkke who played many matches on the youth and junior national team in the early 1980s.[3] Gun-Britt twin sister, Gun-Maj, also played 25 A-national matches from 1985 to 1987.[3] His sister, Sarah Kirkeløkke, is also a professional handball player. Niclas Kirkeløkke began his handball career in Risøhøj Håndbold, before making the move to GOG at the age of 11.[3]

In 2012 he was moved up to the senior team of GOG. He participated in the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, winning the tournament by beating Croatia and was named on the all-star team.[4]

Individual awards

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  • All-Star Right back of the Youth World Championship: 2013

References

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  1. ^ "Niclas Kirkeløkke". Eurohandball.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Sørensen, Morten (14 January 2024). "Forsvarsekspert skubber udlærte fløjspillere ud af landsholdet". avisendanmark.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Ann-Sofie gør noget for fællesskabet: Risøhøj er en håndboldklub for alle". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Danish Dynamite light also in the final". IHF. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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