{{Short description|Danish handball player (born 2004)}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Laura Borg Thestrup | fullname = Laura Maria Borg Thestrup | image = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|2|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Køge, Denmark | height = 1.84 m | position = Left back | currentclub = Viborg HK | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs1 = Køge Håndbold | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Skanderborg Håndbold | years1 = 2022–2023 | clubs1 = Skanderborg Håndbold | years2 = 2023–2026 | clubs2 = Viborg HK | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = Ikast Håndbold | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 7 | ntupdate = 12 December 2025 | medaltemplates = }}
'''Laura Maria Borg Thestrup''' (born 21 February 2004) is a Danish handball player for Viborg HK and the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/8iovHiHZNL0ODWm5ULtQ1A/LauraMariaBorg-Thestrup/|title=Laura Maria Borg Thestrup - Career & Statistics European Handball Federation|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=23 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vhk.dk/person/09-laura-borg/|title= "09. Laura Borg Thestrup" |publisher=vhk.dk|accessdate=23 September 2025}}</ref>
In October 2024, she was first selected to represent Denmark in a tournament.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/jesper-jensen-udtager-sin-forste-trup-frem-mod-em-2024 | title = Jesper Jensen udtager sin første trup frem mod EM 2024| publisher = danskhaandbold.dk | date = 9 October 2024 | access-date = 23 September 2025 }}</ref> She made her official debut on 6 March 2025 against Norway.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://viborg-folkeblad.dk/sport/hun-havde-svaert-ved-at-tro-paa-det-da-landstraeneren-ringede-med-beskeden | title = Hun havde svært ved at tro på det, da landsholdets assistent ringede med beskeden | website = Viborg Stifts Folkeblad | date = 19 October 2024| access-date = 23 September 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/252781 | title = Laura Maria Borg Thestrup | publisher = danskhaandbold.dk | access-date = 23 September 2025}}</ref> Later the same year she played her first major international tournament at the 2025 World Championship replacing Sarah Iversen and Rikke Iversen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/helle-thomsen-udtager-16-spillere-til-vm|title=Helle Thomsen udtager 16 spillere til VM|date=3 November 2025|accessdate=3 November 2025|publisher=Dansk Håndbold}}</ref> Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. This was the first time since 2019 that Denmark left a major international tournament without any medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-12-11-thomsen-gentager-pointe-om-dansk-niveau-ekspert-koeber-den-ikke-helt|publisher=TV2|title=Thomsen gentager pointe om dansk niveau – ekspert køber den ikke helt|date=12 December 2025|accessdate=12 December 2025|language=da}}</ref> Borg was used mainly in defense while Sofie Bardrum was used on offense.
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{{Authority control}} {{Denmark squad 2025 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Laura}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:People from Køge Category:Handball players from Region Zealand Category:Danish women's handball players Category:21st-century Danish sportswomen Category:Viborg HK players Category:FCM Håndbold players {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub}}