Kristina Novak Explained

Kristina Novak
Fullname:Kristina Sirum Novak
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:29 August 2000
Birth Place:Stavanger, Norway
Height:1.73 m
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Sola HK
Clubnumber:22
Youthclubs1:Austrått IL
Youthclubs2:Ålgård HK
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Ålgård HK
Years2:2018–2024
Clubs2:Sola HK
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:Brest Bretagne Handball
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:47

Kristina Sirum Novak (born 29 August 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK in REMA 1000-ligaen 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.

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 sister Kristian Novak.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22: Kristina Sirum Novak - Sola Håndball. solahk.dk. 21 April 2022.
  2. http://dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk/spiller.php?id=10380 DHDb profile
  3. Web site: Kristina Sirum Novak - Career & Statistics. European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022.
  4. Web site: NOR - Norway. IHF. 14 February 2021. English.
  5. Web site: Norway clinchfifth win in a row . European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022. 21 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Nye ansikter får muligheten på landslaget. NHF. 1 April 2022.
  7. News: Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer. Stavanger Aftenblad. 27 January 2018. 64-65. Nærland, Egil Ø.. no.