| Stine Oftedal Dahmke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Oftedal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (age 34) Oslo, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Nit/Hak HK | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007–2008 | Helset IF | ||
2008–2013 | Stabæk IF | ||
2013–2017 | Issy-Paris Hand | ||
2017–2024 | Győri ETO KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2024 | Norway | 269 | (757) |
Medal record | |||
Stine Oftedal Dahmke (née Bredal Oftedal, born 25 September 1991) is a former Norwegian professionalhandball player for theNorwegian national team, where she was the team captain for nine years and who last played forGyőri ETO KC.[1] She is one time Olympic champion, three times World champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team. On club level, she won 3 Champions League titles.
She was votedWorld Handball Player of the Year 2019 by theInternational Handball Federation.[2]
Oftedal was born inNittedal on 25 September 1991.[2] She is the older sister of fellow handball playerHanna Bredal Oftedal.[3]
She studied atBI Norwegian Business School.[4] Previously she competed forNittedal IL in thejavelin throw, throwing 32.08 m at the age 13.[5]
She is married to fellow handballer,Rune Dahmke.[6][7] Their daughter, Amelie was born in July 2025.[8]
Ofredal hails fromNittedal and started her career inNit/Hak HK.[4] She then continued toFjellhammer IL before continuing toHelset IF.[9] Helset is a feeder team forStabæk Håndball, and so she played for Stabæk from the 2008–09 season while still being registered in Helset.[4]
From 2013 to 2017 she played for the French clubIssy-Paris Hand. During this period she was selected player of the year in the French top league three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2017. From 2017 she played for the Hungarian clubGyőri ETO KC, and won theWomen's EHF Champions League with this club in 2018, 2019 and 2024.[2]
Playing for theNorwegian national team, Oftedal has been the team captain since 2015 until here retirement after winning the European championship 2024. Her achievements with the Norwegian team include winning theIHF World Women's Handball Championship in 2011, 2015 and 2021, and winning theEuropean Women's Handball Championship in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022. She won three Olympic medals, a gold medal at the2024 Summer Olympics, and two bronze medals at the2016 and2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
