Nycke Groot

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 World Championship: Silver Medalist: 2015 Bronze Medalist: 2017 European Championship: Silver Medalist: 2016 Bronze Medalist: 2018

European competitions EHF Champions League Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019 Finalist: 2016 Semifinalist: 2014 EHF Cup: Finalist: 2011 Semifinalist: 2013 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winner: 2015

Domestic competitions Danish Championship: Winner: 2013, 2015, 2021 Silver Medalist: 2014 Bronze Medalist: 2012 Danish Cup: Winner: 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021 Finalist: 2010, 2013 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Gold Medalist: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Magyar Kupa Gold Medalist: 2016, 2018, 2019

Individual awards All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2016, 2017 MVP of the EHF Champions League Final four: 2017 All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the European Championship: 2016 MVP of the European Women's Handball Championship: 2016 MVP of the Danish Handball Cup: 2010, 2012, 2014 MVP of the Hungarian Cup Final Four: 2019 Foreign Handballer of the Year in Hungary: 2016, 2018 World Handball Female Playmaker of the Decade