Holly Lam-Moores (born 12 September 1990) is a British team handball player.[1]
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Lam-Moores started playing handball aged 12 at Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall after it had been introduced by coach Bill Baillie.[2] She later joined Haslingden Handball Club on Baillie's recommendation.[2][3] She made her debut in Great Britain women's national handball team in 2006.[4] In 2010, Lam-Moores was named Handball Player of the Year by the British Olympic Association.[5][6]
In 2012, she was named as a member of the Great Britain's first ever Olympic women's handball team at the 2012 London Olympics.[3] A week after, it was revealed that Lam-Moores had signed a one-year professional contract with the Danish club Viborg HK.[7] It was revealed soon after the Olympic campaign had begun that she was suffering from a stress fracture of the spine.[8] Despite this set back, she was able to score two goals in Great Britain Women's second Olympic game against Russia.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Holly Lam-Moores". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Bill proud as stars achieve their dreams". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b Walker, Peter (21 June 2012). "London 2012: Britain's first women's handball team prepares for Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Handball Holly Lam-Moores". Lancashire Telegraph. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Holly Lam-Moores - Team GB - London 2012 Olympics". Daily Telegraph. 9 December 1990. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/en/In-your-community/Local-Heroes/Holly-Lam-Moores/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GB Star Lam-Moores signs for Viborg". British Handball. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Handball: Hand it to Holly Lam-Moores - she plays with a fractured spine!". Manchester Evening News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.