Rikke Nielsen (born 9 April 1977, in Fjerritslev, Denmark) is a former Danish handballer.

Before this she played for Aalborg DH and its parent club HS Nord.

She won silver medals at the European Championships in 2004.

In all she played 54 national games and scored 68 goals.

[1] In 2017 Nielsen established the initiative Lykkeliga (English: Happiness League), a handball league for people with Downs Syndrome.