Anja Nielsen

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Anja Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975 (age 49)
Kolding, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right Wing
Youth career
YearsTeam
1993-1995
Kolding IF
1995-1999
Ikast-Bording
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1999-2003
Ikast-Bording
2003-2004
IBV Vestmannaeyjar
2004-2005
Randers HK
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999-2001
Denmark 45 (78)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team competition

Anja Nielsen (born 12 April 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] [2]

She played for Ikast Bording EH for most of her senior career. She was expected to play at the 2001 World Cup in Italy, but missed out due to injury. [3] This injury prompted her club, Ikast Bording, to not extend her contract as they were not sure, she could play for them in practice. [4] She signed for Icelandic side IBV Vestmannaeyjar in 2003, where she stayed for a year before returning to Denmark to join Randers HK. [5]

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References

  1. "2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
  2. "Anja Nielsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. "Håndbold: Anja Nielsens VM-drømme knust". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. "Anja Nielsen i klemme". BT (in Danish). 26 February 2002. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. "OL-guldvinder klar for Randers". BT (in Danish). 4 May 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2024.