Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handball goalkeeper, born on 19 December 1988, who plays for Aalborg Handbold and is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport. He is a two-time International Handball Federation World Player of the Year, in 2019 and 2021, the first player to win the award in consecutive years and the only goalkeeper to win it twice. He captained the Danish national team from 2012 until his international retirement in 2024, and with it he became European champion in 2012, won Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024 and silver in 2020, and took three consecutive world titles in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
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is a Danish handballer
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born 19 December 1988
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He served as captain of the Denmark national team from 2012
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helped Denmark win Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020, and three consecutive World Championships (2019, 2021, 2023)
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is a Danish handballer
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Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020
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Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020
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Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020
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