Silje Waade

Silje Waade
Personal information
Full name Silje Katrine Waade
Born (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Stjørdal, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Byåsen HE
Number 10
Senior clubs
Years Team
2010–2018
Byåsen HE
2018–01/2025
Vipers Kristiansand
02/2025–
Byåsen HE
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020
Norway 47 (57)
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montenegro

Silje Katrine Waade (born 20 March 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Byåsen HE and formerly the Norwegian national team.[1][2]

She was an active track athlete until 17 years of age.[3]

She also represented Norway in the 2013 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 4th.[4] At her first major international tournament, the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship, she won gold medals.[5]

Achievements

Individual awards

  • All-Star Right Wing of Golden League 2016[6]
  • Best Right Back in the month of September 2016, Grundigligaen 2016/2017[7]

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Til Golden League" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "W". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ "2013 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Extra: EM-guld till Norge" (in Swedish). handbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Debutant Silje fikk plass på allstarlaget". Bladet. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Kristin på rundens lag". Oppsaltopphandball.no. Retrieved 11 October 2016.