Peter Henriksen (born 20 August 1972) is a former [2] Danish team handball player (goalkeeper). He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.[3] He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship.

Peter Henriksen
Personal information
Born (1972-08-20) 20 August 1972 (age 52)
København, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
Helsingør IF
-1998
Ajax København
1998-1999
VfL Gummersbach
1999-2001
Virum-Sorgenfri HK
2001-2010
GOG
2011-2012
Fredericia HK
2012
AG København
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997-2008
Denmark 71[1] (0)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's handball
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Germany Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Norway Team competition

Henriksen's last club was the Danish Handball League side FHK (Fredericia Håndbold Klub)

Henriksen started playing handball at the age of 8. He played for numerous clubs in Northern Sjælland before moving to German handball with VfL Gummersbach.

References

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  1. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ GOG-legende stopper karrieren, tv2.dk August 11, 2011 (in Danish)
  3. ^ "Denmark" Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback MachineEuropean Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 3, 2008)