Karin Mortensen

Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion.[2] She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[3] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4]

Karin Mortensen
Personal information
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977
Horsens, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2002
 Horsens HK
2002-2006
 Ikast/Bording EH
2006-2010
 SK Aarhus
2010-2013
 FIF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2012
 Denmark 233[1] (4)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 DenmarkTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 HungaryTeam

She retired from the national team in September 2012.[5]

References
  1. Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Mortensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Full name: Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen
  3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  4. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  5. Andersen, Patrick (September 15, 2012). "Målmandsprofil stopper på landsholdet". Hbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.


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