Thale Rushfeldt Deila
Norwegian handball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thale Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000)[1] is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold[2][3] and the Norwegian national team.
| Thale Rushfeldt Deila | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
15 January 2000 Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2016 | Reistad IL | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2018 | Glassverket IF | ||
2018–2021 | Fredrikstad BK | ||
2021–2023 | Molde Elite | ||
2023– | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Norway | 64 | (148) |
Career
Thale Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Live Deila.
In 2016 she transferred to first league team Glassverket IF.[4] She made her senior debut on October 8th 2017 at the age of 17. [5] She played at Glassverket for two seasons, the last of them with her sister.
In 2018 she joined Fredrikstad BK.[6] In 2019 her sister also joined the club, and they were thus reunited once again.[7]
In 2021 she joined league rivals Molde HK.[6] In 2023 she moved to Denmark to join Odense Håndbold.[8]
National Team
Thale Deila played 34 junior national team matches, scoring 110 goals. She also represented Norway at the 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver[9] and at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th.[10]
She debuted for the senior team in April 2022. The same year she won the European Championship.
The year after she won the 2023 World Championship at home.[11]
At the 2024 Olympics she won Gold medals with the Norwegian team.[12] Later the same year she won the European championship.[13]
Achievements
- Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2024
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2023
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2022, 2024
- Youth European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2017
- Norwegian Cup:
- Finalist: 2021
Individual awards
- All-Star Left Back of Eliteserien: 2019/2020
Personal life
She is the twin sister of fellow handballer Live Rushfeldt Deila, daughter of former international footballer Ronny Deila and niece of former international footballer Sigurd Rushfeldt.
References
External links
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