Camilla Carstens

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Camilla Carstens
Personal information
Born (1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 48)
Nationality Norwegian
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back, centre back
Club information
Current clubRetired
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1996–1997
 Fjellhammer IL
1997–1998
 ASPTT Metz
1998-2001
 Ikast FS
2001-2005
 KIF Kolding
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000
 Norway 13 [1] (12)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's handball
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Netherlands Team

Camilla Carstens (born 6 February 1977) is a Norwegian team handball player. [2] She played for Fjellhammer IL, ASPTT Metz in France and the Danish clubs Ikast FS and KIF Kolding. She also played on the Norway women's national handball team. She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998. [3] This was the first time Norway won that title. [4]

Carstens made her debut on the national team in 1998 while playing for Metz Handball. [5] She played 13 matches and scored 12 goals for the Norwegian national handball team between 1998 and 2000. [1]

While playing for Ikast FS she grew tired of playing as a right back and switched clubs to KIF Kolding to be able to play as a centre back. Here she played until 2005. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Carstens, Camilla" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Camilla Carstens". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Women's EHF Euro 1998". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Håndball EM'98 – Camilla Carstens". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998. Archived from the original on 13 October 1999. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  6. ↑ Ravn, Ole (11 April 2001). "Camilla Carstens til Kolding" (in Danish). Berlingske tidene. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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