Karen Heinrich (born 15 August 1968) is a German former handball player. She won the gold medal with German national team at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship.

Karen Heinrich
Personal information
Born (1968-08-15) 15 August 1968 (age 56)
Staaken, East Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985–1998
Frankfurter HC
National team
Years Team
East Germany
Germany 64 (71)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1990 South Korea

Career

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Heinrich is 1.87 meters tall and was primarily used in left back position.[1][2] She started handball at BSG Motor Falkensee,[3] then played for ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt and its successor clubs BFV Frankfurt and Frankfurter HC. In her 13-year long spell with Frankfurt,[4] she was 3-time East German League and 2-time East German Cup champion and won the EHF Cup in 1990.[1]

Heinrich was part of the World Champion Germany squad at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway. She mainly used as an alternative,[1] and played only in 3 of the 7 matches, scoring 3 goals.[5] She represented East Germany before the German reunification and won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Women's Handball Championship where East Germany national team placed 3rd.[6] Throughout her career, Heinrich played in combined total of 64 international matches for her national teams and scored 71 goals.[4]

Honours

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National team

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Karen Heinrich". munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "#HandballHistory: Der Kader der deutschen Frauen-Weltmeisterinnen von 1993". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "FRAUEN UND MÄNNER AUF GETRENNTEN WEGEN". handballfreunde-mtv.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mutti ist das große Handball-Vorbild". Märkische Oderzeitung (in German). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ "WM 1993". Frauenhandball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Weltmeisterschaften Frauen". dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.