Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 31 January 1997) is a Norwegian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player for

Brest Bretagne Handball Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League. In the ...

and formerly the Norwegian national team. She also represented Norway at the

2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final. Teams ;Africa * * * ...

, placing 5th, at the 2015 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship, placing 6th and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th. In October 2020, Fauske announced that she no longer would be available to the national team, but made a comeback in 2022. During her first season with

(2021–2022), she was the club's top goalscorer in the French League (118 goals in 27 matches, 6th top goalscorer) and in the Champions League (87 goals; 6th top goalscorer).

Achievements

Club

* Danish league (Damehåndboldligaen): **Runner up:

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(with Herning-Ikast Håndbold) *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

**Winner:

(with Herning-Ikast Håndbold) * French league: **Runner up: 2022 (with

)

International

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: **Silver:

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Individual awards

* Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017 * All-Star Left Back of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017 * All-Star Centre Back of

Damehåndboldligaen The Danish Women's Handball League ( da, Damehåndboldligaen) is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league is ...

: 2018/2019 * Danish League's Player of the Month: January 2019 * Top Scorer of the

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

with 61 goals: 2020/21 * French League's Player of the Month: February 2022

References

External links

* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian female handball players Expatriate handball players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Norway-handball-bio-stub