{{Short description|Danish handball player (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Nikolaj Markussen | fullname = Nikolaj Rømer Berg Markussen | image = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Helsinge, Denmark | height = 2.12 m | position = Left Back | currentclub = TTH Holstebro | clubnumber = 22 | years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Nordsjælland Håndbold | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid BM | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = El Jaish SC | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Skjern Håndbold | years5 = 2015–2020 | clubs5 = Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Telekom Veszprém | years7 = 2021–2026 | clubs7 = TTH Holstebro | nationalyears1 = 2010–2026 | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 142 | ntupdate = 07 November 2025 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's handball}} {{MedalCountry|{{DEN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalGold|2019 Germany/Denmark|}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Spain|}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2012 Serbia|}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championship}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Egypt|}} }} '''Nikolaj Markussen''' (born 1 August 1988) is a Danish handballer for TTH Holstebro and the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ecplayer/534859|title=Nikolaj Markussen Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=4 February 2012}}</ref>
He was part of the Danish team that won the 2019 World Championship, the first time Denmark ever won the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/2019-ihf-mens-world-championship/147/news/931|title=Flawless Denmark claim first world title|date=27 January 2019}}</ref> He is also a European champion with the national team, after winning the 2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final, 21–19.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Landshold/herre-a-landsholdet/truppen|title=Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark|publisher=DHF|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref>
==Clubs== On 19 February, Markussen signed a two-year deal with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, starting in the 2015–2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-planet.com/nikolaj-markussen-from-skjern-to-bjerringbro-silkeborg/|title=Nikolaj Markussen from Skjern to Bjerringbro-Silkeborg|publisher=handball-plant.com|accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''Danish Championship''': **{{gold medal}}: 2016
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{{Denmark squad 2012 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark handball squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{Denmark squad 2019 World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Markussen, Nikolaj}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Danish male handball players Category:Liga ASOBAL players Category:Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic handball players for Denmark Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Hungary Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Spain Category:People from Gribskov Municipality Category:Handball players from the Capital Region of Denmark Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen Category:TTH Holstebro players Category:Bjerringbro-Silkeborg players Category:Handball World Champions {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub}}