TOFT HANSEN Henrik

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019
2	Men	2013	Spain
5	Men	2015	Qatar
10	Men	2017	France

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2018	Croatia

Athlete

Wife Ulrika, son Oliver [2015], daughter Ida [2018]

Danish, English

Paris Saint-Germain [France] since 2018/19

Raul Gonzalez [club], ESP; Nikolaj Jacobsen [national], DEN

Pivot (psg.fr, 01 Jul 2019)

Right (psg.fr, 01 Jul 2019)

His older brother Rene has represented Denmark in handball. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, winning gold at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. His younger brother Allan has represented Denmark in the sport at youth level, and competed at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. His wife Ulrika has represented Sweden in the sport, and competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jan 2020; Instagram profile, 24 Jun 2016; limfjordupdate.dk, 14 Mar 2016; dr.dk, 25 Jan 2016)

2008 for Denmark Against Sweden (nordjyske.dk, 27 May 2008)

In October 2019 he sustained a concussion during a match for Paris Saint-Germain. The injury forced him to miss the 2020 European Championships in Austria, Norway and Sweden. (dr.dk, 16 Dec 2019; sport.tv2.dk, 16 Oct 2019)

He broke a bone in his eye socket in November 2014. He underwent surgery and was unable to play for three weeks. (tv3sport.dk, 27 Nov 2014)

A shoulder injury meant he could not play for two weeks in March 2012. (dhf.dk, 20 Mar 2012)

Starligue [FRA] (leparisien.fr, 18 Dec 2019)

He began playing handball at the HRH 74 Roslev club in Denmark. (dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk, 18 Jan 2014)

Danish handball player Michael Knudsen. (bt.dk, 18 Nov 2005)

In 2010 he was named Pivot of the Year in Denmark. (nordjyske.dk, 26 Apr 2010)

In 2009 he was named Handball Talent of the Year in Denmark. (nordjyske.dk, 04 May 2009)