Thale 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 for

Odense Håndbold Odense Håndbold (in its first season: Odense GOG and after that Handball Club Odense) is a Danish professional women's handball team, that plays in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. The team's home court is Sydb ...

and the Norwegian national team.

Career

Thale Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister,

Live Deila Live Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team. Career Live Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Thale Deila. In 20 ...

. In 2016 she transferred to first league team

Glassverket IF Glassverket IF is a soccer and handball club from Drammen, Norway. The club is most famous for their handball team, which currently compete in the second tier of Norwegian handball, the 1. divisjon. The club also facilitates skiing and used to pl ...

. She made her senior debut on October 8th 2017 at the age of 17. She played at Glassverket for two seasons, the last of them with her sister. In 2018 she joined

Fredrikstad BK Fredrikstad Ballklubb ''(also known as Fredrikstad Bkl.)'' is a handball club from Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway. The women's team currently competes in Eliteserien, the top division since its promotion in 2017. History The club was founded on Se ...

. In 2019 her sister also joined the club, and they were thus reunited once again. In 2021 she joined league rivals

Molde HK Molde Elite (or Molde HK Elite) is the women's elite team from the handball club Molde Håndballklubb, from Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen, ...

. In 2023 she moved to Denmark to join

. In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with

, winning 26 of 26 games. Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat

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 ...

in the final 2-1 in matches.

National Team

Thale Deila played 34 junior national team matches, scoring 110 goals. She also represented Norway at the

2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship The 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the 13th edition, which took place in Slovakia. Germany won the first title by defeating Norway in the final. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round Group A ...

, where she received silver and 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. She debuted for the senior team in April 2022. The same year 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 ...

. The year after she won the 2023 World Championship at home. At the

2024 Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

she won Gold medals with the Norwegian team. Later the same year 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

National team

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

: **''Winner:'' 2024 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2023 *

: **''Winner'': 2022, 2024 * Youth European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'':

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Club

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 ...

: ** ''Silver'':

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* Danish League: ** ''Gold'':

*Norwegian Cup: **''Finalist'': 2021

Individual awards

* All-Star Left Back of Eliteserien: 2019/2020

Personal life

She is the twin sister of fellow handballer

Live Rushfeldt Deila Live Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team. Career Live Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Thale Deila. In 20 ...

, daughter of former international footballer

Ronny Deila Ronny Deila (born 21 September 1975) is a Norwegian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player, who is the current head coach of Atlanta United FC, Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. He spent most of ...

and niece of former international footballer

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 ...

References

External links

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Thale Rushfeldt Deila
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deila, Thale Rushfeldt 2000 births Living people Norwegian female handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Olympic handball players for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in handball Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark Norwegian twins Sportspeople from Porsgrunn Odense Håndbold players