Kristina Novak

Kristina Sirum Novak (born 29 August 2000) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Sola HK in REMA 1000-ligaen and the Norwegian national team.^[1][2][3]

Kristina Novak
Personal information
Full name	Kristina Sirum Novak
Born	(2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23) Stavanger, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Sola HK
Number	22
Youth career
Team
	Austrått IL
	Ålgård HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2017–2018	Ålgård HK
2018–	Sola HK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Norway	17	(32)
Medal record European Championship 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro Youth European Championship 2017 Slovakia

She also represented Norway at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th.^[4]

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 April 2022, against North Macedonia.^[5][6]

Achievements

• European Championship:
  • Winner: 2022
• REMA 1000-ligaen
  • Bronze: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
• Norwegian Cup
  •   Silver: 2020, 2022/2023

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]

References

1. "22: Kristina Sirum Novak - Sola Håndball". solahk.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. DHDb profile
3. "Kristina Sirum Novak - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "NOR - Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
5. "Norway clinchfifth win in a row". European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
6. "Nye ansikter får muligheten på landslaget". NHF. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
7. Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 64-65.