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| Anniken Obaidli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Obaidli in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
22 June 1995 Molde, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Storhamar HE | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2011 | Molde HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2021 | Molde HK | ||
2014 | → Tertnes HE (cooperation) | ||
2021–2026 | Storhamar HE | ||
2026– | Molde Elite | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Norway | 24 | (27) |
Anniken Obaidli (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Storhamar HE[1] and the Norwegian national team.[2]
She also represented Norway in 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 9th.
She won her first gold medal at the 2024 European Championship, beating Denmark in the final.[3]
At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Championship gold medals.[4][5]
Achievements
[edit]- World Championship:
- Winner: 2025
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2024
- Youth European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2011
- World Youth Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2012
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2024
- EHF European League:
- Winner: 2023/2024
- Norwegian League
Gold: 2024/2025
Silver: 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2025/2026
- Norwegian Cup:
- Winner: 2024, 2025
- Finalist: 2023/2024
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star Centre Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[6]
- Eliteserien's "public favorite": 2019/2020[7]
- NISO Best Young Player of the Year: 2015/2016[8]
- Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016
Personal life
[edit]Her father is from Bahrain. Her younger sister Mona Obaidli is also a handball player, who plays for Danish site Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.
References
[edit]- ↑ EHF profile
- ↑ "Profiler Håndballjentene". NHF. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "To debutanter i Gjekstads VM-tropp". NHF (in Norwegian). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Årets midtre bakspillere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ "Publikum stemte frem Anniken". Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ "Anniken Obaidli kåret til årets unge spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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