# Laura Borg

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{{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](/source/K%C3%B8ge), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| height              = 1.84 m
| position            = Left back
| currentclub         = [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK)
| clubnumber          = 6
| youthyears1         = 2020–2021
| youthclubs1         = Køge Håndbold
| youthyears2         = 2021–2022
| youthclubs2         = [Skanderborg Håndbold](/source/Skanderborg_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years1              = 2022–2023
| clubs1              = [Skanderborg Håndbold](/source/Skanderborg_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years2              = 2023–2026
| clubs2              = [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK)
| years3              = 2026–
| clubs3              = [Ikast Håndbold](/source/Ikast_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| nationalyears1      = 2025–
| nationalteam1       = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team) 
| nationalcaps1       = 16
| nationalgoals1      = 7
| ntupdate            = 12 December 2025
| medaltemplates      = 
}}

'''Laura Maria Borg Thestrup''' (born 21 February 2004) is a Danish [handball](/source/handball) player for [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK) and the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_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](/source/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](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team) 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](/source/Norway_women's_national_handball_team).<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](/source/2025_World_Women's_Handball_Championship) replacing [Sarah Iversen](/source/Sarah_Iversen) and [Rikke Iversen](/source/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](/source/Danish_Handball_Federation)}}</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](/source/Sofie_Bardrum) was used on offense.

==References==
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{{Denmark squad 2025 World Women's Handball Championship}}

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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
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