Ulrika Maria Toft Hansen, born Ågren, (born 13 July 1987) is a Swedish retired
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.
She participated at the
2011 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 De ...
in Brazil and the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, and was a national team player between 2011 and 2017.
In
2017
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Events January
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she was named MVP in the
Danish Handball Cup
The Danish Men's Handball cup () is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Denmark. It’s also known as Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition has been played annually since 1964.
Tournament structure
The i ...
,
when she won the tournament with
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 ...
.
Personal life
Ulrika Toft Hansen is married to Danish handballer
Henrik Toft Hansen
Henrik Toft Hansen (born 18 December 1986) is a Danish professional handball player for Mors-Thy Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Club career
Hansen started his career at Mors-Thy Håndbold, and later moved to Aalborg Håndbold.
In ...
. They became parents to a boy, Oliver in November 2015 and to a girl, Ida in July 2018.
References
1987 births
Living people
Swedish female handball players
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Sweden
Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany
IK Sävehof players
Team Esbjerg players
Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
Swedish expatriate handball players in France
21st-century Swedish sportswomen
Sportspeople from Jönköping Municipality
People from Bankeryd
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