Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic 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 throwing it into the g ...

player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the

Dutch national team Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

. She represented the Netherlands at the

2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019. The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. ...

.2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
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Achievements

Club

* German league (Bundesliga): **Winner: 2021 (with

Borussia Dortmund Handball Borussia Dortmund (''Ballspielverein Borussia 1909 e.V. Dortmund'', ''BVB'', ''BVB 09'') is a German women's handball team from Dortmund. They compete in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen since 2015–2016 season, the top division in Germany. They ...

) **Runner up: 2022 (with

)

International

* World Championship **Gold:

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* European Championship **Bronze:

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References

External links

* 1998 births Living people Dutch female handball players People from Haarlemmermeer Expatriate handball players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Holland 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-handball-bio-stub