Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Personal information
Born (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39)
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Orkdal IL
 Skaun HK
0000–2010
 Byåsen IL
2010–2014/2015
 Team Esbjerg
2014/2015–2020
 Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2018
 Norway 173 (1)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2007 France
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.[1][2] Since her retirement she is the goalkeeping coach at Byåsen HE.

Career

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships.

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri ETO in January 2015, she signed a contract for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true." In November 2016 she extended her contract with 3 more years. "There is a great team in Győr at the moment, I'm glad, that I can play here for at least three more years. It is really important for me, that I can play at the highest level with Győri ETO and I can prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games."

In 2018 she announced her temporary retirement from the Norwegian national team. For the qualification games to the Summer Olympics, her return to the national team was announced on Feb 28, 2020. [1] On 30 April 2020, she announced her retirement. [2]

Achievements

Individual awards

Personal

She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  2. ^ EHF profile