Norway women's national handball team
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 1988 Seoul | Team | |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Team | |
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund and takes part in international team handball competitions.
Norway has been among the world elite in women's handball since the break-through at the 1986 World Championship where the team won a bronze medal. Since then, Norway has won three European Women's Handball Championships, and one World Women's Handball Championship. Norway has also participated in two final matches of the Summer Olympics, but never won. Norway is the most successful team in the European Championships, having won three golds, two silvers, and one bronze out of seven tournaments. The only time Norway finished outside of the top three was at the 2000 European Championship.
[edit] Notable players
- Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, 300 national matches, captain from 1993 to 2000
- Marit Breivik, 140 matches, started coaching the team in 1994
- Kjersti Grini, 204 matches, 1028 goals
- Trine Haltvik, 246 matches
- Gro Hammerseng, 133 matches, two time European Championship MVP
- Hanne Hegh, 210 matches
- Cecilie Leganger, 154 matches, four times goalkeeper of the World Championship all star team
- Tonje Sagstuen, 201 matches
- Heidi Sundal, 274 matches
- Heidi Tjugum, 156 matches, all star goalkeeper at the 2000 Olympic Games
[edit] Results
- 1971 World Championship: 7th
- 1973 World Championship: 8th
- 1975 World Championship: 8th
- 1977 B World Championship: Shared 9th
- 1981 B World Championship: 3rd
- 1982 World Championship: 7th
- 1983 B World Championship: 10th
- 1985 B World Championship: 6th
- 1986 World Championship: 3rd, beat three-time champions East Germany 23–19 in 3rd place play-off, first ever win over East Germany.
- 1988 Olympic Games: 2nd
- 1990 World Championship: 6th
- 1992 Olympic Games: 2nd
- 1993 World Championship: 3rd
- 1994 European Championship: 3rd
- 1995 World Championship: 4th
- 1996 Olympic Games: 4th
- 1996 European Championship: 2nd
- 1997 World Championship: 2nd
- 1998 European Championship: 1st
- 1999 World Championship: 1st
- 2000 Olympic Games: 3rd
- 2000 European Championship: 6th
- 2001 World Championship: 2nd
- 2002 European Championship: 2nd
- 2003 World Championship: 6th
- 2004 European Championship: 1st
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- (Team roster: Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Kristine Lunde, Kari Mette Johansen, Isabel Blanco, Vigdis Hårsaker, Randi Gustad, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Elisabeth Hilmo, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Ragnhild Aamodt, Camilla Thorsen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Kjersti Beck, Terese Pedersen, Katrine Lunde)
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- (Team roster: Katrine Lunde, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Marianne Rokne, Tonje Nøstvold, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Ragnhild Aamodt, Kari Mette Johansen, Terese Pedersen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Anne Kjersti Suvdal, Kristine Lunde)
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- (Team roster: Katrine Lunde, Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Tonje Nøstvold, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Ragnhild Aamodt, Kari Mette Johansen, Terese Pedersen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Linn Jørum Sulland, Vigdis Hårsaker)
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