Mads Mensah Larsen

Mads Mensah Larsen (born 12 August 1991) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Denmark national team.[1]

Mads Mensah Larsen
Personal information
Born	12 August 1991 Holbæk, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number	22
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2012	AG København
2010–2011	→ Nordsjælland Håndbold (loan)
2012–2014	Aalborg Håndbold
2014–2020	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2020–	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Denmark	143	(261)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2019 Germany/Denmark 2021 Egypt 2013 Spain European Championship 2014 Denmark Junior World Championship 2011 Greece

He previously played for the clubs AG København, Nordsjælland Håndbold and Aalborg Håndbold.[2]

He studied Humanistic informatics at Aalborg University. He has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.

In March 2020 Larsen tested positive for coronavirus.[3]

Honours

• German Championship
  •  Gold: 2016, 2017
  •  Silver: 2015
• Danish Championship:
  •  Gold: 2012, 2013

References

1. "Mads Mensah Larsen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
2. "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. Leipziger Volkszeitung: Weitere Corona-Fälle bei Rhein-Neckar Löwen (german), 18 March 2020

External links

• Mads Mensah Larsen at Olympedia
• Mads Mensah Larsen at European Handball Federation
• Mads Mensah Larsen at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)