Stine Bredal Oftedal
Stine Bredal Oftedal is a Norwegian handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2019 by the International Handball Federation.
She hails from Nittedal and started her career in Nit/Hak HK. She then continued to Fjellhammer IL before continuing to Helset IF. Helset is a feeder team for Stabæk Håndball, and so she has played for Stabæk since the 2008–09 season while still being registered in Helset.
She studied at BI Norwegian Business School. Previously she competed for Nittedal IL in the javelin throw, throwing 32.08 m at the age 13.Achievements
National team
- Olympic Games:
- *Bronze Medalist: 2016
- World Championship:
- *Winner: 2011, 2015
- *Silver Medalist: 2017
- European Championship:
- *Winner: 2010, 2014, 2016
- *Silver Medalist: 2012
- Junior World Championship:
- *Winner: 2010
- Junior European Championship:
- *Winner: 2009
European
- EHF Champions League:
- *Winner: 2018, 2019
Domestic
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- *Winner: 2018, 2019
- Hungarian Cup:
- *Winner: 2018, 2019
- Norwegian Cup:
- *Finalist: 2011, 2012
Individual awards
- IHF World Player of the Year: 2019
- All-Star Left Wing of the U18 European Open: 2008
- All-Star Centre Back of the Junior World Championship: 2010
- All-Star Centre Back of Postenligaen: 2010/2011
- French Championship MVP: 2014
- All-Star Centre Back of the World Championship: 2015
- French Championship Best Playmaker: 2014, 2016
- Most Valuable Player of the World Championship: 2017
- All-Star Centre Back of the European Championship: 2018
- All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2019, 2020
- Handball-Planet.com All-Star Centre Back of the Year: 2019
- Foreign Handballer of the Year in Hungary: 2019
Personal life
She is the older sister of fellow handball player Hanna Bredal Oftedal.
She is in a relationship with fellow handballer, Rune Dahmke.