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 "markdown": "# Mads Christiansen\n\n**Mads Christiansen** is a Danish former handball player who played as a right back and won a gold medal with Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Born | 1986, Næstved, Denmark<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup> |\n| Position | Right back (also listed at left back and right wing early in his career)<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> |\n| Height | 197 cm per Olympedia; the EHF profile lists 194 cm<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> |\n| Olympic medal | Gold, men's handball, 2016 Summer Olympics (Denmark finished first)<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup> |\n\n## Club career\n\nChristiansen's club path ran through the Danish league before a move abroad. He began at GOG Håndbold, where he appeared in the 2004/05 [EHF Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/ehf-champions-league) and the 2005/06 EHF Cup, then spent two seasons at TMS Ringsted from 2006 to 2008.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup>\n\n**Aalborg and Holstebro.** At Aalborg Håndbold (2008–2011) he played as a right wing in the 2009/10 EHF Cup, scoring 14 goals, and as a right back in the 2010/11 EHF Champions League, where he scored 45 goals wearing shirt number 8.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> He then moved to Team Tvis Holstebro (TTH Holstebro) for 2011–2013; his 2012/13 EHF Cup campaign produced 53 goals.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup>\n\n**Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and Magdeburg.** From 2013 to 2016 he played for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, scoring 31 goals in the 2015/16 EHF Cup.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> He then joined SC Magdeburg in Germany, where he wore shirt number 20 and scored 18 goals in the 2016/17 EHF Cup, 18 in the 2017/18 EHF Cup (listed at left back that season), and 7 in the 2018/19 EHF Cup.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> He returned to Denmark to finish at Aalborg Håndbold, scoring 42 goals in the 2019/20 EHF Champions League and 17 in the 2020/21 edition.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup>\n\n## National team\n\nHe was part of the Danish squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Denmark finished first in the men's handball tournament to take the gold medal.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup>\n\n## Playing profile\n\nOlympedia records his playing measurements as 197 cm and 93 kg, and lists his affiliation as SC Magdeburg.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup> The EHF fact sheet, compiled later in his career, lists his height as 194 cm and his nationality as Denmark; the two sources differ by 3 cm, and both figures are given here as published.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup> Across his EHF-recorded club seasons he was used mainly as a right back, with earlier stints at right wing and one season at left back.<sup>[2](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Mads Christiansen, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133496)\n2. [MADS CHRISTIANSEN – Career & Statistics, European Handball Federation](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/YLBFe9C45ZSr6CZolJ0IIw/Mads-Christiansen/)\n3. [Match Report No. 38, Denmark–Slovakia, XVIth Men's Junior World Championship 2007, International Handball Federation archive](https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/813a4b66-a6b4-4084-972f-20457bdc49d9/pdf/38.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Other team and ball sports › Basketball and court team sports › Handball › Danish handball players*\n\n*Initially written Oct 21, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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