Peter Nørklit

Peter Nørklit (born 13 February 1971) is a Danish former handballer and current handball coach. He has previously played for the Spanish clubs Portland San Antonio and BM Altea, and Danish sides FCK Håndbold and HØJ Håndbold.

Peter Nørklit
Personal information
Full name	Peter Nørklit
Born	13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) (age 54) Glostrup, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Number	1
Senior clubs
Years	Team
-1998	Virum
1998-2000	Portland San Antonio
2000-2003	BM Altea
2003-2010	FCK Håndbold
2010	AG København
2010-2014	Nordsjælland Håndbold
2014-2019	HØJ Håndbold
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps
–	Denmark	131[1]
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 28th December 2024

He retired in 2019 at the age of 48, after 5 seasons at HØJ Håndbold. Afterwards he continued as a coach at the club.^[2]

During the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, Nørklit was the first choice as goalkeeper of the Danish national handball team playing 131 national team matches.^[3]

In an addition to handball, he has worked as a high school teacher in Gentofte, teaching math and sports.^[4]

He is the father of fellow handball player Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen.^[5]