Henny Reistad, born on 9 February 1999, is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team, widely considered one of the best players of her generation and known for her agility in one-on-one situations. She began at Stabaek, played for Vipers Kristiansand from 2018, winning the 2021 EHF Champions League and its final four MVP award, and joined Esbjerg in 2021. The International Handball Federation named her best player in the world in 2023, 2024 and 2025. With Norway she won the 2020, 2022 and 2024 European Championships, the 2021 and 2025 World Championships, Olympic bronze in 2021 and Olympic gold in 2024, and she became team captain in October 2024.
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is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, Career, national team
At the 2024 Olympics, she won a gold medal
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career, national team
she won bronze medals at the 2020 Olympics
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