handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
club from
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town) ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
.
The club has won 36 titles total in both the Norwegian League and the
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...
, and won the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
in 2011.
History
Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs
Larvik Turn
Larvik Turn & Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club that does football, handball, athletics, wrestling, and gymnastics.
The club was founded as early as 1865, and has been playing football since 1906. The football team was at its best duri ...
and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During their first year they were close to relegation, but managed to remain on top. They saw their breakthrough the following season, as they won the league title in 1994, and played the
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...
final.
From the late 1990s, Larvik was the strongest team on the Norwegian women's handball scene over a period of about twenty years, winning the
league
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19 times and the
cup
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17 times between 1994 and 2017. Last time they lost a league match at home was on 14 March 1999 before their first defeat in 18 years came against
Vipers Kristiansand
Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001.
They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending ...
on 29 March 2017. On 14 May 2011, the club won the
Women's EHF Champions League
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title for the first time.
On 14 May 2019, exactly 8 years after winning the Champions League, the club was degraded to
1. divisjon
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promo ...
, after losing their elite license due to financial reasons. In the semifinal of the 2018-19 a group of players had refused to play, as they had not been paid, and the club was forced to use a youth team instead. In 2020 the club again qualified for REMA 1000-ligaen, the Top Division.
Norwegian Cup
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EHF Champions League
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* Gold: 10/11
* Silver: 12/13, 14/15
Cup Winners' Cup
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:''Squad for the 2024-25 season''
;Goalkeepers
* 1 Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand
* 12 Vilde Johansen
* 16 Lea Løkke-Øwre
* 31 Bertine Johnsen
;Wingers
;LW:
* 5 Kine Kvalsund
* 7
Sara Berg
Sara Berg (born 9 September 2001) is a Norwegian handball player for Larvik HK
Larvik HÃ¥ndballklubb, is a professional women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
The club has won 36 titles total in both the Eliteserien (women's handball), No ...
Heidi Løke
Heidi Løke (born 12 December 1982) is a Norwegian handball coach for the women's team at IL Runar. She is also assistant coach for Poland women's national handball team, Poland.
As a player she last played for Larvik HK at top level and formerl ...
;Back players
;LB
* 8 Nora Rosenberg
* 10 Julie Hulleberg
* 20 Ingrid Vinjevoll
* 26 Maja Furu Sæteren
;CB
* 3 Mari Stensrud
* 7 Kine Tveter
* 22 Andrea Rønning ( c)
;RB
* 24
Amanda Kurtović
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Fana
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* Fana, Bergen, a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway
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* Saint Fana (c. 354–395), Eg ...
Martine Wolff
Martine Wolff (born 20 June 1996) is a Norwegian female handball player who plays for Sola HK
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Results N ...
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Sola HK
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Results Norway
* REMA 1000-ligaen
**''Silver:'' 2024/25
**''Bronze:'' 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
*No ...
)
; Leaving
* Lars Wallin Andresen (Assistant coach) (to
IL Runar
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, and cross-country skiing. It was established on January 7, 1949.
Athletics
Its athletics section is known for its pro ...
) (Assistant coach)
* Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand (GK) (to
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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Rapid București
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)
* Nora Rosenberg (LB) (to
Tertnes HE
Tertnes HÃ¥ndball Elite is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Tertnes IL based in Bergen. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1992.
Results Norway
* REMA 1000-liga ...
Heidi Løke
Heidi Løke (born 12 December 1982) is a Norwegian handball coach for the women's team at IL Runar. She is also assistant coach for Poland women's national handball team, Poland.
As a player she last played for Larvik HK at top level and formerl ...
(P) (to
IL Runar
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, and cross-country skiing. It was established on January 7, 1949.
Athletics
Its athletics section is known for its pro ...
) (Head coach)
Technical staff
* Head coach: Arne Senstad
* Assistant coach: Lars Wallin Andresen
* Goalkeeping coach: Martin Reiersen
* Physiotherapeut: Jørgen Eia Bringedal
Isabel Blanco
Isabel Blanco (born 10 May 1979) is a Norwegian handball player.
Club career
Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes HE, Club El Ferrobus Mislata, Aalborg DH, FC Midtjylland, Larvik HK and Molde Elite. ...
Vigdis HÃ¥rsaker
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She first played handball for Sjetne. At age 14, she transferred to Byåsen. In the 2002/03 season she was topsco ...
Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson
Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson (born 6 May 1983) is a former Norwegian handball player, who last played for Team Esbjerg. She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in 2004. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009. She had initia ...
(2005–2007)
*
Tonje Larsen
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(1993–1998, 1999–2015)
*
Cecilie Leganger
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(2010–2014)
*
Heidi Løke
Heidi Løke (born 12 December 1982) is a Norwegian handball coach for the women's team at IL Runar. She is also assistant coach for Poland women's national handball team, Poland.
As a player she last played for Larvik HK at top level and formerl ...
(2000–2002, 2008–2011, 2022–2025)
*
Kristine Moldestad
Kristine Moldestad (born 10 April 1969) is a Norwegian handball player who played for the club Larvik HK and the Norwegian national team in the 1990s. She was born in Bærum. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ...
*
Nora Mørk
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She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 September 2010.
Before joining Team ...
(2009–2016)
*
Katja Nyberg
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(1998–2005, 2010–2012)
*
Terese Pedersen
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She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, ...
Lina Olsson Rosenberg
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Linn Jørum Sulland
Linn Jørum Sulland (born 15 July 1984) is a Norwegian handball player for Oppsal and a retired player for the Norwegian national team.
She also played for Győri ETO KC, Larvik HK and Stabæk IF.
National team Handball
She made her debut on t ...
(2009–2015)
*
Birgitte Sættem
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Gro Hammerseng-Edin
Gro Hammerseng-Edin (born 10 April 1980 in Gjøvik as Gro Hammerseng) is a Norwegian former handballer who last played for the club Larvik HK. She was captain of the Norwegian national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female ...
Karoline Dyhre Breivang
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She is known for her versality on the court and for being a g ...
Emilie Christensen
Emilie Christensen (born 13 April 1993) is a Norwegian handball player for Norwegian Glassverket IF. She was on the Norwegian team that won silver medals at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship
Career
Christensen started her career at Fa ...
(2017–2019)
*
Tine Stange
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She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 June 2007, and played 50 games for the national team between 2007 and 2016. ...
Merete Møller
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In the 1996-97 season while playing for Vorup FB she was the top scorer in ...
Karen Brødsgaard
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(2004)
*
Kristina Bille
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Individual awards
* All-Star Best player of the Dan ...
(2012–2014)
*
Sandra Toft
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She made her debut on the ...
(2014–2017)
*
Gabriela Moreschi
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Achievements
* Norwegian League:
**''Winner'': 2017
**''Silver Medalist'': 2018
*Norwegian Cup:
**''Winner'': ...
(2016–2018)
*
Tamires Morena Lima
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(2017–2018)
*
Raphaëlle Tervel
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She made her debut with the national team in 1998. She won gold medals with the French team at ...
* Inger Sofie Heieraas
* Line Eftang
* Vibeke Nesse
* Cathrine Haakestad
* Heidi Flaatnes
* Lene Lillevik
* Monica Meland
* Sara Breistøl
* Lise Løke
*
Vilde Johansen
Vilde Johansen (born 25 July 1994) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Ikast HÃ¥ndbold.
She made her debut for Norway women's national handball team on 24 July 2015, against Russia.
Achievements
*Olympic Games:
**''Bronze ...
Martine Wolff
Martine Wolff (born 20 June 1996) is a Norwegian female handball player who plays for Sola HK
Sola HK (short: Sola HÃ¥ndball) is a handball club from Sola, Rogaland, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen.
Results N ...
Mathilde Rivas Toft
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She also represented Norway in the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th.
Achievements
*EHF European League:
**''Winner:'' 2 ...
Tiril Merg
Tiril Gunther Merg (born 2 September 1993) is a Norwegian handball player for Larvik HK
Larvik HÃ¥ndballklubb, is a professional women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
The club has won 36 titles total in both the Eliteserien (women's h ...
Marit Breivik
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(1 June 1992– 1 June 1994)
*
Gunnar Pettersen
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He was awarded the trophy HÃ¥ndballstatuetten in 2000, and Gullknappen in 2009.
Personal life and edu ...
(1 June 1994– 1 June 1996)
* Kristjan Halldórsson (1 June 1996– 1 June 1998)
* Ole Gustav Gjekstad (1 June 1998– 1 June 2005)
* Karl-Erik Bøhn (1 June 2005– 3 January 2011)
* Ole Gustav Gjekstad (1 June 2011– 1 June 2015)
*
Tor Odvar Moen
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* Lene Rantala (5 February 2019– 1 June 2019)
* Lars Wallin Andresen (1 June 2019– 1 September 2020)
* Are Ruud (September 1 September 2020– 1 June 2021)
* Eirik Haugdal (1 June 2021 – 1 June 2023)
* Arne Senstad (1 June 2023–)
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town) ...