Anniken Obaidli

Anniken Obaidli
Obaidli in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995
Molde, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Storhamar HE
Number 25
Youth career
Years Team
–2011
 Molde HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2011–2021
 Molde HK
2014
 → Tertnes HE (cooperation)
2021–2026
 Storhamar HE
2026–
 Molde Elite
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–
 Norway 22 (25)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2025 Germany/Netherlands
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montenegro
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Czech Republic

Anniken Obaidli (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Storhamar HE[1] and the Norwegian national team.[2]

She also represented Norway in 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 9th.

She won her first gold medal at the 2024 European Championship, beating Denmark in the final.[3]

At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Championship gold medals.[4][5]

Achievements

Individual awards

  • All-Star Centre Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[6]
  • Eliteserien's "public favorite": 2019/2020[7]
  • NISO Best Young Player of the Year: 2015/2016[8]
  • Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016

Personal life

Her father is from Bahrain. Her younger sister Mona Obaidli is also a handball player, who plays for Danish site Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Profiler Håndballjentene". NHF. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "To debutanter i Gjekstads VM-tropp". NHF (in Norwegian). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Årets midtre bakspillere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Publikum stemte frem Anniken". Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Anniken Obaidli kåret til årets unge spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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