Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen (born 2 May 1976) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2] Additionally she won the European Championship 2002, and the Danish league and EHF Champions League in 2004.

Rikke Hørlykke
Personal information
Full nameRikke Hørlykke Jørgensen
Born2 May 1976 (1976-05-02) (age 48)
Spouse
(m. 2000)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary Team

In 2000, she married the handball player Klavs Jørgensen.[3] After her playing career she as worked as a TV-show host and as a personal trainer.

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rikke Hørlykke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Full name: Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen
  3. ^ "Har du 9,5 mio. kr.? Kendt håndboldpar har sat Nordsjælland-sommerhuset til salg". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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