Status: 16.01.2024, 14:36 PM
By: Andreas Knobloch
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Rune Dahmke is in the German squad for the 2024 European Championship. He has been engaged since mid-2023 - to a world handball player.
Kiel – When 21-year-old Rune Dahmke of Handball.de was asked in 2014 what the best moment of his life was, the up-and-coming left-winger replied: "When I signed my professional contract with THW Kiel on 29 November 2013." The now 30-year-old has always played for the record champions and has also been nominated for the 2024 European Championship in his home country. Since 2014, the most beautiful moment of his life has also been put to the test several times by sporting performance.
Handball players dream couple Dahmke and Oftedal: Engaged since 2023
But perhaps the most beautiful moment of his life will soon be a very private one. Dahmke got engaged to his wife Stine Oftedal in June 2023. In any case, the handball dream couple needs a large, joint trophy cabinet, because Oftedal has already raked in a lot. While Dahmke became European champion once with Germany (2016), the lady celebrated the title five times. Both won the Champions League once. Dahmke wins four German championship titles, Oftedal four in Hungary.
However, the now 32-year-old has taken it up a notch individually. World Handball Player 2019, and twice Most Valuable Player. Once in the French league, once at the 2017 World Cup. Compared to Dahmke, Oftedal has already won the world championship title – three times.
Handball family: Superstar Sander Sagosen is also in a relationship with an Oftedal
One person who also congratulated under the engagement photo from the couple's summer vacation is the exceptional Norwegian handball player Sander Sagosen. He played together with Rune Dahmke for three years at THW Kiel. He is also in the squad for Norway at Euro 2024 in Germany. The superstar is even related to Dahmke. Sagosen married the sister of Dahmke's fiancée. She is also a professional handball player. A family full of professional athletes.
Due to the draw for the European Championships in Germany, the family duel can only take place in the semi-finals at the earliest. Sagosen and Dahmke already met at the 2023 World Cup. In the match for fifth place, Alfred Gislason's team won – with two goals each from his brother-in-law. For the Oftedal family, the choice of venues also went perfectly. Five of the six preliminary round matches will take place in Berlin and do not overlap in time. (ank)