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Live Rushfeldt Deila
Personal information
Full name Live Rushfeldt Deila
Born (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 25)
Porsgrunn, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 8
Youth career
Years Team
2016–2017
 Reistad IL
Senior clubs
Years Team
2017–2018
 Glassverket IF
2018–2019
 Skrim Kongsberg
2019–2021
 Fredrikstad BK
2021–12/2023
 Sola HK
12/2023–
 Team Esbjerg
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
 Norway 18 (20)
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
Junior European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hungary
Youth European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 4 January 2025

Live Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000)[1] is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg[2] and the Norwegian national team.[3]

Career

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Live Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Thale Deila.

In 2017 she transferred to first league team Glassverket IF.[4] After a year she joined Skrim Kongsberg, where she also played for a single season before joining Fredrikstad BK, where she was reunited with her twin sister.[5]

In 2021 she joined Sola HK in search of a club, where she could be the first choice. Here she won silver medals in the Norwegian cup once.[6][7]

Halfway through the season in 2023 she joined Danish side Team Esbjerg.[8] With Esbjerg she won the Danish championship in 2024.

She also represented Norway at the 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, placing 2nd, at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th[9] and at the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, placing 2nd.[10]

In 2023 she debuted for the Norwegian national team. In 2024 she won the European championship.[11]

Achievements

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Personal life

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She is the twin sister of Thale Rushfeldt Deila[12] and daughter of former international footballer Ronny Deila. Her uncle Sigurd Rushfeldt was also a professional football player.

References

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  1. ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "20: Live Rushfeldt Deila" (in Norwegian). fredrikstadbk.no. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Profiler Håndballjentene". NHF. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Sørøy, Trond (16 May 2020). "Thale og Live – tvillinger med suksess" [Thale and Live - twins with success] (in Norwegian). Norsk Topphåndball. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Live Rushfeldt Deila klar for FBK" [Live Rushfeldt Deila ready for FBK] (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "En av søstrene Deila forlater FBK" [One of the Deila sisters leaves FBK] (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad Blad. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ Sørøy, Trond (2 February 2022). "Live R. Deila: – Det har føltes godt å få muligheten til å bli et førstevalg" [Live R. Deila: Feeling good to get the possibility to be first choice] (in Norwegian). Norsk Topphåndball. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Norsk allroundspiller med stort potentiale kommer nu" [Norwegian all round player with great potential arrives now]. teamesbjerg.dk (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ "NOR - Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" [The handball ladies are European Champions]. handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ "DHDb > Live Rushfeldt Deila". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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