Cornelia Nycke Groot (born 4 May 1988) is a Dutch

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player. She represented the Netherlands in three

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(winning a silver in Denmark 2015, and a bronze in Germany 2017) and two editions of the

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. In January 2019, 14 years after debuting on the

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, she announced she would be retiring from the national team to focus on her club career. In 2021, Groot announced she would participate with the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She also announced the end of her club career.

Achievements

National team

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: **''Silver Medalist'':

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**''Bronze Medalist'':

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* European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'':

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**''Bronze Medalist'':

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European competitions

* EHF Champions League **''Winner'': 2017, 2018, 2019 **''Finalist'': 2016 **''Semifinalist'': 2014 *

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: **''Finalist'': 2011 **''Semifinalist'': 2013 * EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **''Winner'': 2015

Domestic competitions

* Danish Championship: **''Winner'': 2013, 2015, 2021 **''Silver Medalist'': 2014 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2012 * Danish Cup: **''Winner'': 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021 **''Finalist'': 2010, 2013 *

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**''Gold Medalist'': 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Magyar Kupa **''Gold Medalist'': 2016, 2018, 2019

Individual awards

* All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the EHF Champions League:

* MVP of the EHF Champions League Final four: 2017 * All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the European Championship:

* MVP of the

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* MVP ( da, pokalfighter) of the

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: 2010, 2012, 2014 * MVP of the Hungarian Cup Final Four:

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* Foreign Handballer of the Year in

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: 2016, 2018 * World Handball Female Playmaker of the Decade

References

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* 1988 births Living people Dutch female handball players Sportspeople from Alkmaar Expatriate handball players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for the Netherlands Győri Audi ETO KC players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-handball-bio-stub