Ann Cathrin Eriksen

Ann Cathrin Eriksen
Personal information
Born	(1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 54) Bodø, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-1989	IK Junkeren
1990-2001	Byåsen IL
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–2000	Norway	127	(119)
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Competition World Championship 1999 Denmark/Norway Team European Championship 1998 Netherlands Team

Ann Cathrin Eriksen (born 9 September 1971) is a former Norwegian team handball player. She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998. ^[1] This was the first time Norway won that title. ^[2] A year later she won gold medals at the 1999 World Championship. ^[3] She also received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the Norwegian national team. ^[4] She played 127 matches for the national team during her career, and scored 119 goals.

At club level she played for IK Junkeren until 1989 before joining top league team Byåsen IL. Here she played until 2001, when she retired. ^{[5] [6]} With Byåsen she won the Norwegian Cup in 1991.

References

1. Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN   978-82-03-29618-5.
2. "Women's EHF Euro 1998". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
3. "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). 18 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
4. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 11 February 2008)
5. "Nå er det 12 år siden Nord-Norge bidro på landslaget" (in Norwegian). bt.no. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
6. "Skotvoll legger opp" (in Norwegian). adressa.no. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

• Ann Cathrin Eriksen at the European Handball Federation
• Ann Cathrin Eriksen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
• Ann Cathrin Eriksen at Olympedia