Live Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000) is a Norwegian

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 ...

player who plays for

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for ...

and the Norwegian national team.

Career

Live Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Thale Deila. In 2017 she transferred to first league team Glassverket IF. After a year she joined

Skrim Kongsberg Skrim Kongsberg is a handball club from Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway. The women's team was promoted to the Eliteserien, the top division in 2018, but were relegated again the following season, after finishing 11th out of 12. They are a part of bro ...

, where she also played for a single season before joining Fredrikstad BK, where she was reunited with her twin sister. In 2021 she joined

Sola HK Sola HK (short: Sola Håndball) is a handball club from Sola, Rogaland, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen. Results Norway * REMA 1000-ligaen **''Silver:'' 2024/25 **''Bronze:'' 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 *No ...

in search of a club, where she could be the first choice. Here she won silver medals in the Norwegian cup once. Halfway through the season in 2023 she joined Danish side

. With Esbjerg she won the Danish championship in 2024. She also represented Norway at the 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, placing 2nd, at the

2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship The 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place in Kielce, Poland from 7 to 19 August 2018. Russia defeated Hungary in the final to win their second straight and third overall title. Qu ...

, placing 11th and at the

2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship The 2019 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, held in Győr, Hungary from 11 to 21 July 2019. Qualification Draw The draw was held on 26 February 2019 in Gy� ...

, placing 2nd. In April 2023 she debuted for the Norwegian national team. In 2024 she won the

European championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

Achievements

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

: **''Winner'': 2024 * Junior European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'':

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

* Youth European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'':

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at 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 ...

: **''Bronze medalist'': 2023/2024, 2024/2025 * Norwegian League ** Bronze: 2021/2022, 2022/2023 *

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 ...

** Silver: 2022/2023 * Danish League: **''Winner'': 2024 *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

: **''Winner'': 2024

Personal life

She is the twin sister of Thale Rushfeldt Deila and daughter of former international footballer Ronny Deila. Her uncle

Sigurd Rushfeldt Sigurd Rushfeldt (born 11 December 1972) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for Tromsø. During his playing career, he played for Tromsø, Birmingham City, Rosenborg, Racing de Santander, and Austria ...

was also a professional football player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rushfeldt Deila, Live 2000 births Living people Norwegian female handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Norwegian twins Sportspeople from Porsgrunn Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark Team Esbjerg players