Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danishteam handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] Additionally, She is a two times European Champion; from 1994 and 1996 and World champion from 1997.
She missed the 2000 Olympics due to a knee injury suffered a month prior to the tournament in a friendly match against Norway.[3] She retired from playing handball in 2003 due to knee injuries.[4][5] In 2015 she was hired as goalkeeping coach at Odense Håndbold.[6]
Private life
During the last few years of her playing career as well as after her retirement she has worked as a primary school teacher.[4] She is married to fellow handball player Keld Vilhelmsen. Her child Lasse Vilhelmsen is also a handball player.[7]
^ abSkjødt Østergaard Pedersen, Jan (12 August 2023). "Hvor er de nu? - med Gitte Sunesen". Håndbold nyheder om dansk og udenlandsk håndbold, VM og EM (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
