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{{Short description|Danish handball player (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Henrik Toft Hansen
| image               = Henrik Toft Hansen 3 20180217.jpg
| caption             = Hansen in 2018
| nationality         = Danish
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Skive, Denmark]]
| height              = 2.00 m
| position            = Pivot
| currentclub         = [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]]
| clubnumber          = 
| youthyears1         = 1992–2000
| youthclubs1         = HRH 74 Roslev
| youthyears2         = 2000–2004
| youthclubs2         = [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]]
| years1              = 2004–2006
| clubs1              = [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]]
| years2              = 2006–2011
| clubs2              = [[Aalborg Håndbold]]
| years3              = 2011–2012
| clubs3              = [[AG København]]
| years4              = 2012–2013
| clubs4              = [[Bjerringbro-Silkeborg]]
| years5              = 2013–2015
| clubs5              = [[HSV Hamburg]]
| years6              = 2015–2018
| clubs6              = [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]
| years7              = 2018–2023
| clubs7              = [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| years8              = 2023–
| clubs8              = [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]]
| nationalyears1      = 2008–
| nationalteam1       = [[Denmark men's national handball team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1       = 148
| nationalgoals1      = 254
| ntupdate            = 23. January 2024
| medaltemplates      = 
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IHF World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 World Men's Handball Championship|2019 Germany/Denmark]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|2013 Spain]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 European Men's Handball Championship|2012 Serbia]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 European Men's Handball Championship|2022 Hungary/Slovakia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IHF Men's Junior World Championship|Junior World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 Men's Junior World Handball Championship|2007 Macedonia]]|}}
}}

'''Henrik Toft Hansen''' (born 18 December 1986) is a Danish professional [[handball]] player for [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]] and the [[Denmark men's national handball team|Danish national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.de/mannschaft/henrik-toft-hansen/|title=SG Flensburg-Handewitt Player Profile|publisher=[[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]|access-date=7 August 2015|archive-date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411191242/http://www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.de/mannschaft/henrik-toft-hansen/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/540496 |title=EHF profile |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141025065647/http://www.eurohandball.com/player/540496 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Club career==
Hansen started his career at [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]], and later moved to [[Aalborg Håndbold]].

In 2011, he signed for [[AG København]], where his brother, [[René Toft Hansen]] already played.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/rene-toft-hansen-til-ag-koebenhavn|publisher=[[Danmark Radio]]|title=Rene Toft Hansen til AG København|author=Camilla Dam|date=10 February 2010|access-date=13 March 2025|language=da}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hbold.dk/index.php?id_parent=2&id=79&id_nyhed=15738 www.hbold.dk: Til- og afgange Jack & Jones Ligaen]</ref> Here he won the [[Herrehåndboldligaen|Danish championship]] in [[2011–12 Jack&Jones Ligaen|2012]]. When the club went bankrupt the same summer he signed for [[Bjerringbro-Silkeborg]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=hbold.dk|title=Henrik Toft skifter til BSV |url=http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/officielt_henrik_toft_skifter_til_bsv/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120816022330/http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/officielt_henrik_toft_skifter_til_bsv/ |archive-date=2012-08-16|language=da}}</ref>
In 2013, he signed for German [[Handball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] team [[HSV Hamburg|Hamburg]].<ref>[http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-1-43725.html Hamburg bestätigt Neuzugang aus Dänemark]</ref> Here, he won the [[2012–13 EHF Champions League|EHF Champions League]]. 

In 2014, he joined league rivals [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-1-69100.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Toft Hansen verlässt Hamburg auf eigenen Wunsch|date=5 May 2015|access-date=5 May 2015|language=de}}</ref> In 2018, he won the German championship with the club. 

The following summer, he joined [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-1-100095.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Abschied am Saisonende: Henrik Toft Hansen wechselt nach Paris|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018|language=de}}</ref> Here, he won the French championship every season from 2019 to 2023, as well as the 2021 and 2022 French cup and 2019 French league cup.

In 2023, he returned to Denmark to re-join Mors-Thy Håndbold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://morsthy.dk/nyheder/nyhedsoversigt/henrik-toft-hansen-vender-hjem-til-mors-thy-haandbold/ |publisher=[[Mors-Thy Håndbold]] |title=Henrik Toft Hansen vender hjem til Mors-Thy Håndbold|date=11 August 2022|access-date=11 August 2022|language=da}}</ref>

==International career==
In 2008, Hansen's performances for AaB Håndbold earned him his first call-up for the [[Denmark men's national handball team|Danish national team]]. His first major international tournament was the [[2011 World Men's Handball Championship|2011 World Championship]]. He was a part of the team when it won the [[2012 European Men's Handball Championship|2012 European Championship]] in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final by 21–19.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Landshold/herre-a-landsholdet/truppen|title=Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark|publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]]|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref> At the [[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|2013 World Championship]], he won silver medals with the Danish team.

At the [[2016 Olympics]], he won gold medals with the Danish team; the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Danish men's team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2016-08-21-danmark-slaar-frankrig-i-ol-finalen-og-vinder-historisk-guld|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Danmark slår Frankrig i OL-finalen og vinder historisk guld|author=Bo Bentsen|date=21 August 2016|access-date=12 March 2025|language=da}}</ref>

In 2019, he won the [[2019 World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]] with the Danish team; the first time Denmark ever won the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/2019-ihf-mens-world-championship/147/news/931|publisher=[[International Handball Federation]]|website=ihf.info|title=Flawless Denmark claim first world title|date=27 January 2019}}</ref>

He missed the [[2021 World Men's Handball Championship|2021 World Championship]] due to injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2021-01-06-henrik-toft-melder-fra-til-vm|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Henrik Toft melder fra til VM|author=Mikkel Asferg|date=6 January 2021|access-date=12 March 2025|language=da}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is the younger brother of [[René Toft Hansen]]. He has three younger siblings: [[Allan Toft Hansen]] ([[:da:Allan Toft Hansen|da]]) of [[Mors-Thy Håndbold]], [[Majbritt Toft Hansen]] of [[Viborg HK]] and Jeanette Toft Hansen of [[Aarhus United]]. All five siblings play on the pivot position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Landshold/herre-a-landsholdet/truppen|title=Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark|publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]]|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>

Hansen is married to Swedish handballer [[Ulrika Toft Hansen]]. They became parents to a boy, Oliver, in November 2015 and to a girl, Ida in July 2018.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==Honours==
*'''[[LNH Division 1|French Championship]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
*'''[[Coupe de France (handball)|French Cup]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: 2021, 2022
*'''[[Danish Handball League|Danish Championship]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: 2012
*'''[[Handball-Bundesliga|German Championship]]'''
**{{silver medal}}: [[2015–16 Handball-Bundesliga|2016]], [[2016–17 Handball-Bundesliga|2017]]
**{{gold medal}}: 2018
*'''[[DHB-Pokal|German Cup]]'''
**{{silver medal}}: [[2016 DHB-Pokal|2016]], [[2017 DHB-Pokal|2017]]
*'''[[EHF Cup]]''':
**{{silver medal}}: [[2014–15 EHF Cup|2015]]
*'''[[EHF Champions League]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: [[2012–13 EHF Champions League|2013]]
*'''[[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: [[Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016]]
*'''[[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]]''':
**{{gold medal}}: [[2012 European Men's Handball Championship|2012]]
*'''[[IHF World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]''':
**{{silver medal}}: [[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|2013]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IHF|25021}}
* {{EHF|id=540496|new_id=F500Qchd_G62jVlWm2r4fQ}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|henrik-toft-hansen}}
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