Nora Mork

Nora Mørk is a Norwegian handball player for CSM Bucuresti and the Norwegian national team, known for her exceptional skills and contributions to the sport.

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Profession :

Field Athlete

Birthday :

April 5, 1991

Age :

34

Nora Mørk, born on April 5, 1991, in Oslo, Norway, is a renowned Norwegian handball player currently playing for CSM Bucuresti and the Norwegian national team. She is the younger sister of fellow handball player Thea Mørk. Nora began playing handball at the young age of 6, following in the footsteps of her father, Frode Mørk, who was also a professional handball player.

Mørk attended the prestigious Norwegian School of Sport Sciences before embarking on her professional handball career. She started her journey with the Norwegian club Byåsen HE in 2007 and later joined the Danish club Team Esbjerg in 2010. During her time with Team Esbjerg, Mørk won the Danish championship four times (2012, 2013, 2016, and 2017) and the EHF Champions League in 2016. In 2017, she joined the Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC, where she continued her winning streak by securing the Hungarian championship in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022, as well as the EHF Champions League in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Nora Mørk’s impressive achievements extend to her international career as well. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2016 and participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Mørk is a two-time Olympic champion (2012, 2016), a three-time World champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and an eight-time European champion (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023). In recognition of her outstanding performance, she was named the IHF World Player of the Year in 2017 and has been the EHF Champions League Top Scorer four times (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022).

In her personal life, Nora Mørk is in a relationship with Norwegian handball player Aleksander Pharo, and they have a son named Mio, born in 2020. Mørk is known for her speed, agility, and powerful shot, which have contributed to her scoring over 1,200 goals in her professional handball career. She also holds the record for the most goals scored in a single EHF Champions League match, with 22 goals. Nora Mørk is widely considered one of the greatest handball players of all time, and her legacy continues to inspire future generations of athletes.