Bent Larsen (born July 13, 1954 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
He played his club handball with Aalborg HK, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1982 Danish Handball League seasons. In 1976 he was part of the Denmark men's national handball team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 32 goals. Former Danish record holder in Javelin throw of 78.32 (1975), five time Danish Champion and bronzemedalist at the European Junior Championship 1973.
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Hobro is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,217. The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat. It is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality.
Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but currently controls teams in football, American football, and floorball. All teams are competing in the top-flight Danish league in their respective sport. The kit sponsor for the club is Adidas, and the principal sponsor for the football team is the regional bank Spar Nord.
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Trine Skovgaard Nielsen is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and recently sports commentator for TV 2 Denmark. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Kristine Lunde-Borgersen is a retired Norwegian handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. She is Olympic champion, World Champion and three times European champion. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Katrine Lunde. On 13 June 2017, she announced her return to playing handball for the 2017–2018 season, to replace Marta Tomac, who is out of play following a severe injury.
Jesper Jensen is a former Danish handball player and current manager of the Danish women's national team. He was named World Coach of the Year in 2021 by IHF.
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Johanna Wiberg is a Swedish former handball player and coach. She played for the club FCK Håndbold, Aalborg DH and FOX Team Nord in Denmark and Eslövs IK in Sweden, as well as for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the Swedish team placed eighth, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the Swedish team placed eleventh.
Jonas Erik Larholm is a former handball player, who played for the Swedish national handball team. He retired in 2024 while playing for Ribe-Esbjerg HH. He was part of the Swedish team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Henrik Møllgaard Jensen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Mads Mensah Larsen is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Denmark national team.
Sander Sagosen is a Norwegian professional handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team. At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including league championships in Norway, Denmark, France and Germany. With the national team, Sagosen placed second at the World Championship in 2017 and 2019, and finished third at the 2020 European Championship. Sagosen was included on the All-Star team for five consecutive major international competitions as either best centre back or left back.
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