Hanne Hegh (born 27 April 1960) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.[1][2]

Hanne Hegh
Hanne Hegh 2008
Born (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960 (age 64)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materNorwegian School of Sport Sciences
ChildrenEmilie Hegh Arntzen[1]
Handball career
Senior clubs
Years Team
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Oppsal
1981–1993
Gjerpen IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1990
Norway 202 (361)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World championship
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Netherlands Team

Playing career

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Hanne Hegh was captain on the first Norway national team winning a medal in an international championship, the bronze medal at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship. She received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team.[3] Hanne Hegh played 202 games for the national team between 1979 and 1990, scoring 361 goals.[4]

Trainer

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She was educated at Norges idrettshøgskole.[5] From 1997 to 2010 Hanne Hegh was on the training squad of the Norway men's national handball team. Today she is a teacher at Grenland Folkehøgskole in Porsgrunn, Norway.

Personal life

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Hegh was born in Oslo on 27 April 1960. She is the mother of international handball player Emilie Hegh Arntzen.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hanne Hegh". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf. "Hanne Hegh". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  4. ^ "Landskampstatistikk – Totaloversikt for Hegh, Hanne" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  6. ^ "Hanne Hegh". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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