 Leuchter in 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 2004 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Handball | ||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | BTB Aachen | ||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | HB Ludwigsburg | ||||||||||||
| 2025– | Odense Håndbold | ||||||||||||
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| Updated on 7 November 2025 | |||||||||||||
Viola Leuchter (born 15 July 2004) is a German handball player for Odense Håndbold and the German national team.
Leuchter made her international debut on the German national team on 3 March 2023 against Hungary. Later that year, she represented Germany at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark/Sweden/Norway. At the same occasion, Leuchter was elected as the best young player of the tournament.
Two years later she represented Germany at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. Here Germany reached the final, where they lost to Norway. This was the first time since 1994 that Germany made the final of a major international tournament and the first time they won a medal since 2007. Despite the loss Leuchter was the MVP of the final and was named best young player of the tournament. She was named the 2025 IHF Young female player of the year.
