Espen Christensen

{{short description|Norwegian handball player (born 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates |date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Espen Christensen

| image = Espen Christensen-GoldenLeague-20160110 2.JPG

| caption = Christensen in 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stavanger, Norway

| nationality = Norwegian

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = OV Helsingborg

| clubnumber = 1

| years1 = 2008–2012

| clubs1 = H 43 Lund

| years2 = 2012–2015

| clubs2 = Lugi HF

| years3 = 2015–2017

| clubs3 = GOG

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = GWD Minden

| years5 = 2020–2023

| clubs5 = IFK Kristianstad

| years6 = 2023–2025

| clubs6 = OV Helsingborg

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2021

| nationalteam1 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 112

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 France|}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Germany/Denmark|}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway|}}

}}

Espen Heggli Christensen (born 17 June 1985) is a Norwegian handball player for OV Helsingborg and formerly the Norwegian national team.[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/b-9Uy6b75pOdgILeXy5KGQ/espen-christensen/ EHF profile]

He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/norges-em-lag/ |title=Norges EM-lag |language=Norwegian |publisher=Norwegian Handball Federation |accessdate=23 January 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://pol2016.ehf-euro.com/teams/group-b-katowice/norway/ |title=Men's EHF Euro 2016 Poland. Norway |publisher=European Handball Federation |accessdate=23 January 2016 |archive-date=14 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214095030/http://pol2016.ehf-euro.com/teams/group-b-katowice/norway/ |url-status=dead }}