Kjerstin Andersen
| Kjerstin Andersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 November 1958 Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Skien BK | ||
– | Gjerpen IF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | |
1984–1990 | Norway | 106 | |
Medal record | |||
Kjerstin Andersen (born 23 November 1958) is a Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team.[1][2]
Handball career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Andersen played for the clubs Skien BK and Gjerpen IF. She won national titles with Gjerpen in 1985 and 1986.[3]
International career
[edit]Andersen played 106 games for the national team during her career, between 1984 and 1990. She won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2021.[5]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Kjerstin Andersen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
- 1 2 Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kjerstin Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
- ↑ "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kjerstin Andersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kjerstin Andersen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Kjerstin Andersen at Olympedia
- Kjerstin Andersen at InterSportStats
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- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in handball
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- 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen
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