Mette Gravholt

Mette Gravholt
Personal information
Full name Mette Bjørholm Gravholt
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984 (age 40)
Egtved, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Fredericia HK
Number 6
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2008
 Roar Roskilde
2008
 Slagelse FH
2008–2010
 Roar Roskilde
2010–2014
 Team Tvis Holstebro
2014–2015
 Viborg HK
2015–2017
 Nykøbing Falster HK
2017–2018
 Neckarsulmer SU
2018
 Team Esbjerg
2018
 Fredericia HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016
 Denmark 53 (131)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Serbia

Mette Gravholt (born 12 December 1984) is a retired Danish handball player who played for Fredericia HK and Danish national team.[1]

Gravholt is openly lesbian. She met Betina Lambæk, with whom she has a son Matteo who was born via ivf in 2017. The couple got married in July 2018.[2]

Soon after her wedding, Gravholt announced her retirement as a professional handball player, and started a new job at a primary school in Kolding, where she works as a 1st grade teacher.[3]

International honours

Individual awards

  • Danish League Top Scorer: 2011, 2012
  • Danish League Best Pivot: 2013, 2014, 2016

References

  1. ^ "Mette Gravholt". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Gravholt er blevet mor - 'Mulle' er onkel - TV 2". 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Blev gift tidligere på måneden, nu bliver karrieren lagt på hylden". 31 July 2018.