Althea Reinhardt

Althea Reinhardt
Reinhardt in 2016
Personal information
Full name Althea Rebecca Reinhardt
Born (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Odense Håndbold
Number 16
Youth career
Years Team
2007–2013
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
Senior clubs
Years Team
2013–2015
NFH
2015–2016
Roskilde Håndbold
2016–
Odense Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Denmark 131 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Team
World Championship
2021 Spain
2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
IHF Junior World Championship
2016 Russia
IHF Youth World Championship
2014 Macedonia
European Junior Championship
2015 Spain
European Youth Championship
2013 Poland
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16 January 2025

Althea Rebecca Reinhardt (born 1 September 1996) is a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2]

Clubs career

She signed for Odense in 2016, after starting the career at Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.[3] With Odense she won the Danish Cup in 2020 and the Danish League in 2021 and 2022. In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[4] Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches.[5]

National team

She was part of the national team that finished 4th at the 2016 European Championship in Sweden.[6] A week before the tournament the goalkeeper Rikke Poulsen was reported injured, which led to Althea Reinhardt being a part of the Denmark squad at an international tournament for the first time.

She won bronze medals at both the 2021 and 2023 World Championships. At the 2024 Olympics she won another bronze medals.[7]

On 8 December 2024 at a training session during the 2024 European Championship she suffered a concussion, which kept her out for over 3 months.[8] She was replaced by Sandra Toft. she returned to the pitch on 1 April 2025.[9] Despite her injury, she won silver medals, losing to Norway in the final.[10]

She missed the 2025 World Championship due to injury and was replaced by Amalie Milling.[11]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "2016 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ a b "Ung dansk europamester til HC Odense" (in Danish). TV3. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ Morten Mølby (5 April 2025). "Odense napper rub og stub og vinder grundspillet med lutter sejre" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Dansk debutant er utrolig på straffekast: Nu er hun EM's bedste" (in Danish). TV2. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ Stine Bjerre Mortensen; Joachim Glenthøj (13 February 2025). "Odense giver status på Althea Reinhardt" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  9. ^ Mads Artmann Haugaard (3 April 2025). "- Helt fantastisk følelse, siger Reinhardt efter comeback". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Håndboldkvinderne vinder EM-sølv" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  11. ^ Rasmus Lomholdt Leth (21 November 2025). ""Et stort tab" – danske stjerner ude af VM" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 4 December 2025.