Camilla Thomsen

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Camilla Thomsen
Personal information
Full name Camilla Ingemann Thomsen
Born (1974-11-19) 19 November 1974 (age 49)
Køge, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Line Player
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2001-2002
Ajax København
2002-2005
FC København Håndbold
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002-2004
Denmark 56 (89)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Denmark Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Hungary Team competition

Camilla Ingemann Thomsen (born 1 November 1974) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1] [2]

She started her career at Ajax København, but played almost her entire career at FC København. She won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup twice with FC København, in 03/04 and in 04/05. [3] She retired in 2005 citing a lack of motivation as the reason. [4]

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References

  1. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Camilla Thomsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Full name: Camilla Ingemann Thomsen
  3. http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cwc/women/2004-05/player/519159/Camilla+IngemannThomsen
  4. "Camilla Thomsen stopper". BT.