Anja Nielsen (born 12 April 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2]
| Anja Nielsen | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 April 1975 Kolding, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right Wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1993-1995 | Kolding IF | ||||||||||||||||
1995-1999 | Ikast-Bording | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1999-2003 | Ikast-Bording | ||||||||||||||||
2003-2004 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | ||||||||||||||||
2004-2005 | Randers HK | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1999-2001 | Denmark | 45 | (78) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She played for Ikast Bording EH for most of her senior career. She was expected to play at the 2001 World Cup in Italy, but missed out due to injury.[3] This injury prompted her club, Ikast Bording, to not extend her contract as they were not sure, she could play for them in practice.[4] She signed for Icelandic side IBV Vestmannaeyjar in 2003, where she stayed for a year before returning to Denmark to join Randers HK.[5]
References edit
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
- ^ "Anja Nielsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE3330585/H%C3%A5ndbold-Anja-Nielsens-VM-dr%C3%B8mme-knust/
- ^ https://www.bt.dk/sport/anja-nielsen-i-klemme
- ^ https://www.bt.dk/sport/ol-guldvinder-klar-for-randers
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