Nycke Groot

Nycke Groot
Nycke Groot after the match Netherlands-Slovakia, March 21, 2015, Arnhem.
Personal information
Full nameCornelia Nycke Groot
NationalityDutch
Born (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 38)
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionCentre back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2001–2003Kolping
2003–2008West-Friesland SEW
2008–2011Team Tvis Holstebro
2011–2015FC Midtjylland
2015–2019Győri ETO KC
2019–2021Odense Håndbold
2022Odense Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2021 Netherlands 150 (439)
Teams managed
2025-Denmark U18 (assistant)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2018 France

Cornelia Nycke Groot (born 4 May 1988) is a Dutch handball player and coach.

She represented the Netherlands in three World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Denmark 2015, and a bronze in Germany 2017) and two editions of the Olympic Games.

In January 2019, 14 years after debuting on the Dutch national team, she announced she would be retiring from the national team to focus on her club career.

In 2021, Groot announced she would participate with the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She also announced the end of her club career.

In November 2025 she became the assistant coach of the Danish U18 national team.

Achievements

National team

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "Selectie Nationaal Team Dames" (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Netherlands claim second consecutive World Championship medal". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Handbalster Nycke Groot beëindigt interlandcarrière" (in Dutch). handbal.nl. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Nycke Groot indstiller karrieren efter denne sæson". odensehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Champions League-vinder bliver assistent for dansk U-landshold" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pokalfightere" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Eduarda Amorim is NEXE World Handball Female Player of the Decade!". 21 January 2021.