Stine Oftedal Dahmke

Stine Oftedal Dahmke
Stine Oftedal Dahmke
	Bredal Oftedal in 2017
Personal information
Born	Stine Bredal Oftedal; 25 September 1991 (age 33); Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Team
	Nit/Hak HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2007–2008	Helset IF
2008–2013	Stabæk IF
2013–2017	Issy-Paris Hand
2017–2024	Győri ETO KC
National team
Years	Team
2010–2024	Norway
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Junior World Championship
Junior European Championship

Stine Oftedal Dahmke (née Bredal Oftedal, born 25 September 1991) is a former Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she was the team captain for nine years and who last played for Győri ETO KC.^[1] She is one time Olympic champion, three times World champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team.

She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2019 by the International Handball Federation.^[2]

Early and personal life

Oftedal was born in Nittedal on 25 September 1991.^[2] She is the older sister of fellow handball player Hanna Bredal Oftedal.^[3]

She studied at BI Norwegian Business School.^[4] Previously she competed for Nittedal IL in the javelin throw, throwing 32.08 m at the age 13.^[5]

She is in a relationship with fellow handballer, Rune Dahmke.^[6] They got engaged 23 June 2023, and married on 16 August 2024.^[7]

Club career

Ofredal hails from Nittedal and started her career in Nit/Hak HK.^[4] She then continued to Fjellhammer IL before continuing to Helset IF.^[8] Helset is a feeder team for Stabæk Håndball, and so she played for Stabæk from the 2008–09 season while still being registered in Helset.^[4]

From 2013 to 2017 she played for the French club Issy-Paris Hand. During this period she was selected player of the year in the French top league three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2017. From 2017 she played for the Hungarian club Győri ETO KC, and won the Women's EHF Champions League with this club in 2018, 2019 and 2024.^[2]

International career

Playing for the Norwegian national team, Oftedal has been the team captain since 2015. Her achievements with the Norwegian team include winning the IHF World Women's Handball Championship in 2011, 2015 and 2021, and winning the European Women's Handball Championship in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022. She won three Olympic medals, a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and two bronze medals at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Achievements

National team

Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2024
- Bronze Medalist: 2016, 2020
World Championship:
- Winner: 2011, 2015, 2021
- Silver Medalist: 2017, 2023
European Championship:
- Winner: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022
- Silver Medalist: 2012
Junior World Championship:
- Winner: 2010
Junior European Championship:
- Winner: 2009

European

EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2018, 2019, 2024
- Finalist: 2022
- Bronze medalist: 2021, 2023

Domestic

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Winner: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Hungarian Cup:
- Winner: 2018, 2019, 2021
Norwegian Cup:
- Finalist: 2011, 2012

Individual awards

IHF World Player of the Year: 2019,^[9] 2024
All-Star centre back of the Summer Olympics: 2024^[10]
All-Star Left Wing of the U18 European Open: 2008
All-Star Centre Back of the Junior World Championship: 2010
All-Star Centre Back of Postenligaen: 2010/2011
French Championship MVP: 2014
All-Star Centre Back of the World Championship: 2015,^[11] 2023^[12]
French Championship Best Playmaker: 2014, 2016
Most Valuable Player of the World Championship: 2017
All-Star Centre Back of the European Championship: 2018,^[13] 2020,^[14] 2022^[15]
All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2019, 2020,^[16] 2021,^[17] 2022^[18]
MVP EHF Champions League Final4: 2024^[19]
Handball-Planet.com All-Star Centre Back of the Year: 2019^[20]
Foreign Handballer of the Year in Hungary: 2019

References

^ EHF profile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aune, Thomas; Bryhn, Rolf; Askheim, Svein. "Stine Bredal Oftedal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "Hanna har slitt med skade – nå legger Stines lillesøster opp". Varingen. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Birkeland, Kirsten (17 November 2010). "Her er Stine!" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ "Spyd/Javelin Thro". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ "Dette er den nye kjæresten til Stine Bredal Oftedal (26)". TV 2. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "Stine Bredal Oftedal har giftet seg". VG. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "Landslagsprofiler – Stine Bredal Oftedal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
^ "Oftedal and Landin named 2019 IHF World Players of the Year". IHF. 18 July 2020.
^ "Paris 2024 Women's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ Stine Bredal Oftedal. nbcolympics.com
^ "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF Euro 2018 All-Star Team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 16 December 2018.
^ "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "MVP REISTAD LEADS EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
^ "Györ quintet headline EHF Champions League All-star Team". European Handball Federation. 3 June 2022.
^ "Györ seal sixth title in emphatic fashion". EHF. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.

External links

Stine Bredal Oftedal at the International Handball Federation
Stine Bredal Oftedal at the European Handball Federation
Stine Bredal Oftedal at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
Stine Bredal Oftedal at Olympics.com
Stine Bredal Oftedal at Olympedia
Stine Bredal Oftedal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
"Stine Oftedal Dahmke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.

[1] EHF profile

[snl-2] Aune, Thomas; Bryhn, Rolf; Askheim, Svein. "Stine Bredal Oftedal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[3] "Hanna har slitt med skade – nå legger Stines lillesøster opp". Varingen. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[her-4] Birkeland, Kirsten (17 November 2010). "Her er Stine!" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[5] "Spyd/Javelin Thro". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[6] "Dette er den nye kjæresten til Stine Bredal Oftedal (26)". TV 2. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[7] "Stine Bredal Oftedal har giftet seg". VG. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[nhf-8] "Landslagsprofiler – Stine Bredal Oftedal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

[9] "Oftedal and Landin named 2019 IHF World Players of the Year". IHF. 18 July 2020.

[10] "Paris 2024 Women's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[nbc-11] Stine Bredal Oftedal. nbcolympics.com

[12] "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[13] "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF Euro 2018 All-Star Team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 16 December 2018.

[14] "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[15] "MVP REISTAD LEADS EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[16] "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.

[17] "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.

[18] "Györ quintet headline EHF Champions League All-star Team". European Handball Federation. 3 June 2022.

[19] "Györ seal sixth title in emphatic fashion". EHF. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[20] "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.

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