Karen Heinrich (born 15 August 1968) is a German former handball player. She won the gold medal with German national team at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Karen Heinrich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
15 August 1968 Staaken, East Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1985–1998 | Frankfurter HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| East Germany | |||
| Germany | 64 | (71) | |
Medal record | |||
Career
editHeinrich is 1.87 meters tall and was primarily used in left back position.[1][2] She started handball at BSG Motor Falkensee,[3] then played for ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt and its successor clubs BFV Frankfurt and Frankfurter HC. In her 13-year long spell with Frankfurt,[4] she was 3-time East German League and 2-time East German Cup champion and won the EHF Cup in 1990.[1]
Heinrich was part of the World Champion Germany squad at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway. She mainly used as an alternative,[1] and played only in 3 of the 7 matches, scoring 3 goals.[5] She represented East Germany before the German reunification and won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Women's Handball Championship where East Germany national team placed 3rd.[6] Throughout her career, Heinrich played in combined total of 64 international matches for her national teams and scored 71 goals.[4]
Honours
editNational team
edit- World Championship:
- Winner: 1993
- Bronze Medalist: 1990
Clubs
edit- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 1989/90
- East German Championship:
- Winner: 1985/86, 1986/87, 1989/90
- East German Cup:
- Winner: 1985/86, 1989/90
References
edit- ^ a b c "Karen Heinrich". munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "#HandballHistory: Der Kader der deutschen Frauen-Weltmeisterinnen von 1993". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "FRAUEN UND MÄNNER AUF GETRENNTEN WEGEN". handballfreunde-mtv.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Mutti ist das große Handball-Vorbild". Märkische Oderzeitung (in German). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "WM 1993". Frauenhandball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Weltmeisterschaften Frauen". dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.