Maria Stokholm
{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Maria Stokholm
| fullname = Maria Fisker Stokholm
| image =
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hadsten, Favrskov Municipality
| height = 1.70 m
| position = Left wing
| currentclub = Viborg HK
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Vissing-Hadsten HK
| youthyears2 = 2005
| youthclubs2 = Randers HK
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2005
| clubs1 = Viborg HK
| years2 = 2005–2006
| clubs2 = Randers HK
| years3 = 2006–2009
| clubs3 = Viborg HK
| years4 = 2009–2011
| clubs4 = Randers HK
| years5 = 2011–2015
| clubs5 = Viborg HK
| years6 = 2015–2016
| clubs6 = CSM București ({{flag|Romania}})
| years7 = 2016–2019
| clubs7 = Randers HK
| years8 = 2019–
| clubs8 = Viborg HK
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2021
| nationalteam1 = Denmark
| nationalcaps1 = 100
| nationalgoals1 = 250
| ntupdate = 24 January 2024
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Serbia|}}
}}
Maria Fisker Stokholm (born 3 October 1990) is a Danish handball player for Viborg HK and the Danish national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/530534|title=Maria Fisker Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/altele/cetateni-de-onoare-cu-acte-premiere-in-masa-facuta-de-gabriela-firea-cine-sunt-sportivii-care-au-fost-recompensati-493745.html|title=Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte » Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|date=10 November 2016|language=Romanian}}
Club career
Maria Fisker started playing handball at Vissing-Hadsten HK. In 2005 she signed for Randers HK, but only stayed there for a year before signing for the Danish top club Viborg HK. She debuted for the Viborg team in 2007, 25 days before she turned 17. This made her the third youngest player in the Danish Handball League at the time.{{cite web|url=https://stiften.dk/oestjylland/maria-et-talent-ud-over-det-saedvanlige|title=Maria – et talent ud over det sædvanlige|publisher=Århus Stiftstidende|language=DA}}
At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking a 9 year streak without medals for the Danish team. They beat Poland 30-26.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2013-12-22-forbandelsen-er-brudt-danmark-vinder-bronze|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Forbandelsen er brudt: Danmark vinder bronze|date=22 December 2013|access-date=5 March 2025|language=da}}
In 2015 she suffered a concussion that put her on the sidelines for the entire spring season. She had just signed for Romanian club CSM București, where she only played for a season.
She returned to Danish handball to join her former club Randers HK in 2016, where she played for 3 years, before re-joining Viborg HK. In 2019 Viborg HK signed her to replace Ann Grete Nørgaard, who had signed for SCM Ramnicu Valcea.{{cite web|url=https://vhk.dk/nyheder/8270-maria-fisker-vender-tilbage-til-viborg-hk/|title=Maria Fisker vender tilbage til Viborg HK|publisher=Viborg HK|language=DA}}
=National team=
Fisker made her debut for the Danish national team on 24 September 2010. Her first major international tournament was the 2011 World Championship, where Denmark finished 4th.{{cite web|url=http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/121/PDF/DENTOTAL.PDF |publisher=International Handball Federation|website=ihf.info|title=Cumulative Statistics WC 2011|access-date=27 December 2013|language=en}}
Due to am elbow injury she missed to 2012 European Championship.
At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking a 9-year streak without medals for the Danish team. They beat Poland 30–26.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2013-12-22-forbandelsen-er-brudt-danmark-vinder-bronze|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Forbandelsen er brudt: Danmark vinder bronze|date=22 December 2013|access-date=5 March 2025|language=da}} At this occasion she was chosen as part of the tournament all star team.{{cite web|url=http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/140/pdf/DENTOTAL.PDF |publisher=ihf.info|title=Cumulative Statistics WC 2013|access-date=27 December 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://politiken.dk/sport/haandbold/vmhaandboldkvinder/ECE2166335/maria-fisker-faar-plads-paa-vms-all-star-hold/ |publisher=Politiken|title=Maria Fisker får plads på VM's All Star-hold|access-date=27 December 2013|language=da}}
At the 2014 European Championship she was once again part of the all star team, despite Denmark finishing 8th.
Achievements
- World Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2013
- Fourth place: 2011
- Danish Championship:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2014
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016
- Danish Super Cup:
- Winner: 2011
- Romanian Championship:
- Winner: 2016
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2016
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2014
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2010
Individual awards
- All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2013
- All-Star Left Wing of the European Championship: 2014
- Handball-Planet.com Best Left Wing: 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-planet.com/womens-handball-best-8-in-2014/ |title=WOMEN’S HANDBALL “BEST 8” IN 2014 |publisher=Handball-Planet |accessdate=11 January 2017 |df= }}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Denmark squad 2011 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2013 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2014 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2015 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2016 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2017 World Women's Handball Championship}}
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Category:Danish female handball players
Category:Handball players from the Central Denmark Region
Category:People from Favrskov Municipality