Kristina Novak

Kristina Novak
Personal information
Full name Kristina Sirum Novak
Born (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club CSM București
Number 22
Youth career
Team
–
Austrått IL
–
Ålgård HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2017–2018
Ålgård HK
2018–2024
Sola HK
2024–2025
Brest Bretagne Handball
2025–
CSM București
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
Norway 34 (47)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Youth European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 July 2024

Kristina Sirum Novak (born 29 August 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for CSM București and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]

She also represented Norway at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th.[4]

International career

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 April 2022, against North Macedonia.[5][6] She would play at her first major international tournament later the same year at the 2022 European Championship in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, where Norway won gold medals.[7]

The year after she won silver medals at the 2023 World Championship, losing to France in the final.[8][9]

Achievements

Personal life

She is the daughter of a Norwegian mother and Croatian father. She hails from Håbafjell in Sandnes and is the younger sister of footballer Kristian Novak.[10]

References

  1. ^ "22: Kristina Sirum Novak - Sola Håndball". solahk.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ DHDb profile
  3. ^ "Kristina Sirum Novak - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ "NOR - Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Norway clinchfifth win in a row". European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Nye ansikter får muligheten på landslaget". NHF. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Norway take ninth EHF EURO trophy". eurohandball.com. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Frankrike verdensmester - sølv til Håndballjentene". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Norway" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 64-65.