Karin Mortensen

Karin Mortensen
Personal information
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 47)
Horsens, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2002
 Horsens HK
2002-2006
 Ikast/Bording EH
2006-2010
 SK Aarhus
2010-2013
 FIF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2012
 Denmark 233[1] (4)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary Team

Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion.[2] She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[3] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,[4] as well as the 2002 European Women's Handball Championship where she was awarded the MVP award for the tournament.[5]

She retired from the national team in September 2012.[6] Having played 233 matches, she is the second most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team (second to Janne Kolling with 250 matches), and the most matches as Goalkeeper.[7]

During her handball career, she educated herself as a physiotherapist and today she has a clinic in Copenhagen. [8]Additionally, she has worked sporadically as a handball expert on Danish television.[9]

References

  1. ^ Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Mortensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Full name: Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  4. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag". 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ Andersen, Patrick (15 September 2012). "Målmandsprofil stopper på landsholdet". Hbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Den store målvogter har forladt håndbolden" [The Great Goalkeeper has left handball]. Jyske Vestkysten. 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Karin Mortensen". Fysio360.
  9. ^ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag" [Do you remember the handball star Karin Mortensen? This is what she does today.] (in Danish). Billed-bladet. 6 December 2023.


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