{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Sarah Iversen | fullname = Sarah Aaberg Iversen | image = Sarah Iversen 2 20150319.jpg | caption = Iversen in 2015 | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Frederiksberg, Denmark | height = 1.74 m | position = Pivot | currentclub = Ikast Håndbold | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SNIK | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Lyngby HK | youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2008 | youthclubs3 = Virum-Sorgenfri HK | years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold | years2 = 2009–2012 | clubs2 = Nykøbing Falster HK | years3 = 2012–2016 | clubs3 = Odense Håndbold | years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Nykøbing Falster HK | years5 = 2018– | clubs5 = Ikast Håndbold | nationalyears1 = 2015– | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 110 | nationalgoals1 = 184 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden|}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championship}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland|}} {{MedalCompetition|IHF Youth World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|2008 Slovakia|}} }} '''Sarah Aaberg Iversen''' (born 10 April 1990) is a Danish handball player for Ikast Håndbold and the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nfh.dk/spillerne/ |title=NFH holdet – 2016/2017 |publisher=nfh.dk |accessdate=9 October 2016 |archive-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520214802/http://nfh.dk/spillerne/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/truppen_til_danmark-norge |title=Truppen til Danmark-Norge |publisher=DHF |accessdate=9 October 2016 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160546/https://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/truppen_til_danmark-norge |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.eurohandball.com/player/530538 EHF profile]</ref>
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 19 March 2015, against France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/183555_1|title=Sarah Iversen - Statistik - Håndbold.dk|publisher=Danish Handball Federation|language=Danish|accessdate=23 May 2020|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925052536/https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/183555_1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She is the elder sister of handballer Rikke Iversen.
==Career== Iversen played youth handball at SNIK, Lyngby HK and Virum-Sorgenfri HK. In 2008 she switched to second tier side Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lyngby-taarbaek.lokalavisen.dk/sport/2008-06-30/-Nordk%C3%B8benhavn-H%C3%A5ndbolds-trup-er-fyldt-med-talent-2884467.html |title=lyngby-taarbaek.lokalavisen.dk: ''Nordkøbenhavn Håndbolds trup er fyldt med talent'' |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901071628/http://lyngby-taarbaek.lokalavisen.dk/sport/2008-06-30/-Nordk%C3%B8benhavn-H%C3%A5ndbolds-trup-er-fyldt-med-talent-2884467.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After a year she switched to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. In 2012/2013 season, she moved to HC Odense, but returned to Nykøbing Falster after 4 seasons.<ref>[https://www.fyens.dk/sport/Markant-stregspiller-i-farvel-til-HC-Odense/artikel/2930528 fyens.dk: ''Markant stregspiller i farvel til HC Odense'']</ref>
She represented Denmark at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany, where Denmark finished 6th.<ref>[https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/DEN.pdf 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster]</ref>
In the 2018/2019 season, she moved to Herning-Ikast Håndbold.<ref>[https://www.fyens.dk/sport/FCM-Haandbold-har-fundet-nyt-navn-og-henter-profiler/artikel/3206257 fyens.dk: ''FCM Håndbold har fundet nyt navn og henter profiler'']</ref> In her first season, she won the Danish Cup.<ref>[https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2019-12-29-herning-ikast-udspiller-odense-i-ulige-pokalfinale sport.tv2.dk: ''Herning-Ikast udspiller Odense i ulige pokalfinale'']</ref> In the summer of 2020, she took a break due to pregnancy, which made her miss the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-2-20-40246.html|publisher=handball-world.news|title=Dänemark bei Heim-Europameisterschaft ohne Kreisläuferin Sarah Iversen|language=de|trans-title=Denmark to play host European Championship without Pivot Sarah Iversen|access-date=2 July 2020|archive-date=4 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204073904/https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-2-20-40246.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship she won silver medals with the Danish team, losing to Norway in the final. Sarah Iversen scored 10 goals during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/women/2022/teams/details/IJNvA_wR3b04jsFty8VaJw/denmark/ |publisher=European Handball Federation|website=ehfeuro.eurohandball.com |title=Denmark - Team report 2022 European Championship|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, she won the EHF European League with Ikast Håndbold.<ref>[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/women/2022-23/matches/details/202312020907004/nykobing-falster-handbold-ikast-handbold/ EHF European League Final - Match Report]</ref> Later the same year she won bronze medals at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/handboldkvinderne-fik-vm-bronze-og-direkte-billet-til-ol |publisher=Dansk Håndbold|title=Håndboldkvinderne fik VM-bronze og direkte billett til OL|access-date=30 December 2023|language=da}}</ref> Iversen erzielte im Turnierverlauf 15 Treffer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/29fa120a-f09a-4648-8ce7-963c3618fc5f/pdf/DENTOTAL.PDF?n=1703003713 |publisher=International Handball Federation|website=ihf.info|title=26th IHF Women's World Championship: Denmark|access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
At the 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, losing to Norway in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/handboldkvinderne-vinder-em-solv |publisher=Dansk Håndbold|title=Håndboldkvinderne vinder EM-sølv|access-date=5 January 2025|language=da}}</ref>
In 2025 she took a break from handball due to maternity leave, which made her miss the 2025 World Championship. Sofie Bardrum was called up as the replacement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/haandbold/vm-profil-ikke-med-skidt-nyt-for-danmark|publisher=tipsbladet|title=VM-profil ikke med: 'Skidt nyt for Danmark|date=3 December 2025|access-date=5 December 2025|language=da}}</ref>
==Achievements== *'''Damehåndboldligaen''': **''Winner'': 2017 **''Silver Medalist'': 2019 *'''Danish Cup''': **''Winner'': 2019 *'''EHF Cup''': **''Semifinalist'': 2017, 2019 *'''EHF European League''': **''Winner'': 2023
==Individual awards== * All-Star Pivot of Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/18
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} *{{Sports links}}
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