| Fullname | Kristina Sirum Novak |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Birth date | 29 August 2000 (age 26) |
| Birth place | Stavanger, Norway |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Position | Right back |
| Currentclub | CSM București |
| Clubnumber | 22 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Austrått IL |
| Youthclubs 2 | Ålgård HK |
| Years 1 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 1 | Ålgård HK |
| Years 2 | 2018–2024 |
| Clubs 2 | Sola HK |
| Years 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Clubs 3 | Brest Bretagne Handball |
| Years 4 | 2025– |
| Clubs 4 | CSM București |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2022– |
| Nationalteam 1 | Norway |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 34 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 47 |
| Ntupdate | 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
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2022
- REMA 1000-ligaen
- Norwegian Cup
- Silver: 2020, 2022/2023
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
- ^ "22: Kristina Sirum Novak - Sola Håndball". solahk.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ DHDb profile
- ^ "Kristina Sirum Novak - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "NOR - Norway". IHF. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Norway clinchfifth win in a row". European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Nye ansikter får muligheten på landslaget". NHF. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Norway take ninth EHF EURO trophy". eurohandball.com. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Frankrike verdensmester - sølv til Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Norway". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. p. 64-65.