Henny Reistad

Henny Reistad
Reistad in 2024
Personal information
Full name Henny Ella Reistad
Born (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999
Bærum, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back, centre back
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 25
Youth career
Team
Helset IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2018
Stabæk IF
2018–2021
Vipers Kristiansand
2021–
Team Esbjerg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
Norway 118 (533)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Team
2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
2021 Spain
2025 Germany/Netherlands
2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
2020 Denmark
2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
Junior World Championship
2018 Hungary

Henny Ella Reistad (born 9 February 1999) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team. She is widely considered one of the best players of her generation. She is famous for her agility and ability to take on defenders in one-on-ones.

In September 2018, she was included by EHF in a list of the twenty best young handballers to watch for the future.

In 2023, she was named best player in the world by the International Handball Federation. In 2024, she won the award for the second time in a row, and in 2025 for a third time in a row.