| Ann Cathrin Eriksen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 September 1971 Bodø, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–2000 | Norway | 127 | (119) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ann Cathrin Eriksen (born 9 September 1971) is a former Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the Norwegian national team. [1] She played 127 matches for the national team during her career, and scored 119 goals.
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Events in the year 1971 in Norway.
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