Veronica Kristiansen

Veronica Kristiansen Devecseri (born 10 July 1990) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.

She made her team Norway debut in 2013.

Her achievements include winning the EHF Champions League three times (with Győr), as well as three gold medals and one silver medal at the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, also has three victories in the European Women's Handball Championship, one Olympic gold medal, and two Olympic bronze medals.

Career Club career Kristiansen played for the clubs Mjøndalen IF and Reistad IL, and then for IK Våg from 2009 to 2011. With Våg, she placed second in the Norwegian Cup in 2011. From 2011 to 2015, she played for Glassverket IF and placed second in the Norwegian League with Glassverket in 2015.

Achievements National team Olympic Games: Winner: 2024 Bronze Medalist: 2016, 2020 World Championship: Winner: 2015, 2021, 2025 Silver Medalist: 2017 European Championship: Winner: 2014, 2016, 2020 Junior World Championship: Winner: 2010 Junior European Championship: Winner: 2009

European EHF Champions League: Winner: 2019, 2024, 2025 Finalist: 2022 Bronze medalist: 2021, 2023

Domestic Norwegian League: Silver: 2014/2015 Norwegian Cup: Silver: 2010 Danish Championship: Silver: 2015/2016 Bronze: 2016/2017 Danish Cup: Winner: 2015 Finalist: 2016 Hungarian Championship Winner: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 Hungarian Cup: Winner: 2019, 2021

Individual awards All-Star Left Back of Postenligaen: 2013/2014 All-Star Centre Back of Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/2018 Best Player of Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/2018 All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2018

Personal life She is the elder sister of handballer Jeanett Kristiansen and the younger sister of handballer Charlotte Kristiansen.

She is married. Her husband, Hungarian Ádám Devecseri, is a former canoeist and later the physiotherapist of Győri ETO KC. They have two children together: Olivia (born 2023) and Odin (born 2025).