# Line Haugsted

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Line_Haugsted
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Line_Haugsted.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Haugsted
> Source revision: 1356873025
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Line Haugsted
| image               = Line Haugsted 5008.jpg
| caption             = Haugsted in 2016
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [Skive](/source/Skive%2C_Denmark), Denmark
| nationality         = Danish
| height              = 1.80 m
| position            = Left back
| currentclub         = [Team Esbjerg](/source/Team_Esbjerg)
| clubnumber          = 2
| youthclubs1         = [Skive fH](/source/Skive_fH)
| youthyears1         = 2009–2011
| years1              = 2011–2012
| clubs1              = [FC Midtjylland](/source/FC_Midtjylland_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years2              = 2012–2015
| clubs2              = [Skive fH](/source/Skive_fH)
| years3              = 2015–2016
| clubs3              = [Odense Håndbold](/source/Odense_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years4              = 2016–2022
| clubs4              = [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK)
| years5              = 2022–2024
| clubs5              = [Győri ETO KC](/source/Gy%C5%91ri_ETO_KC)
| years6              = 2024–
| clubs6              = [Team Esbjerg](/source/Team_Esbjerg)
| nationalyears1      = 2016–
| nationalteam1       = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team)
| nationalcaps1       = 130
| nationalgoals1      = 155
| ntupdate            = 12 April 2026
| medaltemplates      =
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|[2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Handball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championship](/source/IHF_World_Women's_Handball_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2021 Spain](/source/2021_World_Women's_Handball_Championship)|}}
{{MedalBronze|[2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden](/source/2023_World_Women's_Handball_Championship)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championship](/source/European_Women's_Handball_Championship)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland](/source/2024_European_Women's_Handball_Championship)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[IHF Junior World Championship](/source/IHF_Women's_Junior_World_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2014 Croatia](/source/2014_Women's_Junior_World_Handball_Championship)|}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[IHF Youth World Championship](/source/IHF_Women's_Youth_World_Championship)}}
{{MedalGold|[2012 Montenegro](/source/2012_Women's_Youth_World_Handball_Championship)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Junior Championship](/source/European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2013 Denmark](/source/2013_Women's_U-19_European_Handball_Championship)|}}
}} 

'''Line Haugsted''' (born 11 November 1994) is a Danish professional [handball](/source/handball) player for [Team Esbjerg](/source/Team_Esbjerg) and the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/danmarks_16_mod_ol-guldvinderne |title=Danmarks 16 mot OL-guldvinderne |publisher=dhf.dk |accessdate=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vhk.dk/truppen/spillerprofil/line-haugsted-profil/ |title=Line Haugsted |publisher=vhk.dk |accessdate=7 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009145022/http://vhk.dk/truppen/spillerprofil/line-haugsted-profil/ |archivedate=9 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/DEN.pdf 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster]</ref><ref>[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/pBtU-8728RXOZSm8FZIFDQ/line-haugsted/ EHF profile]</ref>

==Career==
Haugsted started playing handball at the age of 10 at [Skive fH](/source/Skive_fH). In 2010 she switched to [FC Midtjylland Håndbold](/source/FC_Midtjylland_H%C3%A5ndbold), where she played for two years before returning to Skive fH. In 2012 she won the Danish youth League with FC Midtjyllands U-18 team.
After three seasons where she broke through to the first team at Skive fH, she signed a three-year contract with [Odense HC](/source/Odense_HC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv2fyn.dk/odense/nyt-talent-til-hco|title=Nyt talent til HCO|publisher=[TV2 Fyn](/source/TV2_Fyn)|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> She would end up playing only one season at Odense, but in that season she was the club top scorer with 57. After a season at Odense she transferred to [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/handbold/nyheder/ung-profil-forlader-hc-odense|title=Ung profil forlader HC Odense|publisher=[TV3 Sport](/source/TV3_Sport)|date=27 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/handbold/nyheder/familien-lokker-odense-topscorer-til-viborg|title=Familien lokker Odense-topscorer til Viborg|publisher=[TV3 Sport](/source/TV3_Sport)|date=11 February 2016}}</ref> Here she won her first senior medals, when the club won silver in the [2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vhk.dk/nyheder/8684-viborg-hk-gar-fra-finalen-med-solvmedaljer|title=Viborg HK går fra finalen med sølvmedaljer |publisher=[Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK) |date=29 May 2021|accessdate=27 November 2021 }}</ref>
On 30 January 2022, it was announced that Haugsted had signed a 2-year contract with Hungarian top club [Győri ETO KC](/source/Gy%C5%91ri_ETO_KC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2022-01-30-officielt-line-haugsted-skifter-til-europas-stoerste-klub|title=Officielt: Line Haugsted skifter til Europas største klub|publisher=[TV2 Denmark](/source/TV_2_(Denmark))|date=30 January 2022|accessdate=16 May 2022}}</ref> Here she won the Hungarian league title in her first year. After a little more than a year, she returned to Danish handball to join [Team Esbjerg](/source/Team_Esbjerg).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/dans-landsholdsprofil-vender-snuden-hjem|title=Dansk landsholdsprofil vender hjem|publisher=[DR (broadcaster)](/source/DR_(broadcaster)) |language=da|trans-title=Danish national team player returns home}}</ref>

She made her debut on the Danish national team on 28 November 2014, against [Norway](/source/Norway_women's_national_handball_team).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/184526_1|title=Line Haugsted - Statistik - Håndbold.dk|publisher=[Danish Handball Federation](/source/Danish_Handball_Federation)|language=Danish|accessdate=8 May 2020|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630035906/https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/184526_1|url-status=dead}}</ref> She participated at the [2016 European Women's Handball Championship](/source/2016_European_Women's_Handball_Championship) in Sweden.<ref>[http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/HB_PROD/HBEC16W/PDF_ROSTER_DEN.PDF 2016 European Championship roster]</ref> She represented Denmark at the [2021 World Women's Handball Championship](/source/2021_World_Women's_Handball_Championship) in Spain<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/b18ddd17-4cb0-454b-8c86-6624aa5815db/pdf/DEN.PDF |title=Team Roster Denmark |website=ihf.info |date=8 December 2021 |accessdate=8 December 2021}}</ref> and at the [2023 World Women's Handball Championship](/source/2023_World_Women's_Handball_Championship) at home, where Denmark won bronze medals on both occasions. At the [2024 Olympics](/source/2024_Olympics) she won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/HBL/OG2024_HBL_C92C_HBLWTEAM7-------------------------.pdf |publisher=olympics.com|title=Paris 2024: Medallists|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> Later the same year, she won silver medals at the [2024 European Championship](/source/2024_European_Women's_Handball_Championship), losing to Norway in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/handboldkvinderne-vinder-em-solv |publisher=[Dansk Håndbold](/source/Dansk_H%C3%A5ndbold)|title=Håndboldkvinderne vinder EM-sølv|access-date=5 January 2025|language=da}}</ref> At the [2025 World Women's Handball Championship](/source/2025_World_Women's_Handball_Championship) Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. The Danish team was affected by a lot of players missing the tournament including goalkeepers [Sandra Toft](/source/Sandra_Toft) and [Althea Reinhardt](/source/Althea_Reinhardt) and pivots [Sarah Iversen](/source/Sarah_Iversen) and [Rikke Iversen](/source/Rikke_Iversen). 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>

==Achievements==
*'''[Hungarian Championship](/source/Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I_(women's_handball))'''
**''Winner'': [2023](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I_(women's_handball))
*'''[Danish Championship](/source/Danish_Women's_Handball_League)''':
**''Silver Medalist'': 2021, 2025
**''Bronze Medalist'': 2018, 2020
*'''[EHF Champions League](/source/Women's_EHF_Champions_League):'''
**''Winner:'' [2024](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Women's_EHF_Champions_League)
**''Bronze Medalist'': [2025](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Women's_EHF_Champions_League)
*'''[Women's EHF European League](/source/Women's_EHF_European_League)''':
**''Finalist'': [2022](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Women's_EHF_European_League)

==Individual awards==
* All-Star Best Defense Player of the European Championship: [2020](/source/2020_European_Women's_Handball_Championship)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/news/news/ehf-euro-2020-all-star-team-unveiled/|title=EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled|publisher=European Handball Federation|work=fra2018.ehf-euro.com|date=20 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=20 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220113933/https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/news/news/ehf-euro-2020-all-star-team-unveiled/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [EHF Excellence Awards](/source/EHF_Excellence_Awards): Pivot of the Season 2023/24<ref>{{Cite web |title=EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-excellence-awards-2024-these-are-the-season-s-best-players/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=EHF}}</ref>
* Youth player of the Year in [Damehåndboldligaen](/source/Danish_Women's_Handball_League): 2012/13<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/kaaringer/aarets-kvindelige-talent|title=Årets Kvindelige Talent|website=tophaandbold.dk|accessdate=13 September 2021|language=Danish}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* {{International Handball Federation|18353}}
* {{European Handball Federation}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/line-haugsted_1895250 Line Haugsted] at the [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics)
* {{Instagram}}

{{Navboxes
|title = Denmark squads
|titlestyle = background:#e11b22;color:white;
|list1=
{{Denmark squad 2016 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2017 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2018 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2019 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2020 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2021 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2023 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Danmark Women Handball squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Denmark squad 2024 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2025 World Women's Handball Championship}}
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haugsted, Line}}
Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Danish women's handball players
Category:Olympic handball players for Denmark
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Category:Olympic medalists in handball
Category:Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:FCM Håndbold players
Category:Győri Audi ETO KC players
Category:Viborg HK players
Category:Team Esbjerg players
Category:Odense Håndbold players
Category:Sportspeople from Skive Municipality
Category:Handball players from the Central Denmark Region
Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Hungary
Category:21st-century Danish sportswomen

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Line Haugsted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Haugsted) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Haugsted?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.