Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional team handball player.
Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1995 Danish Handball League season. [1] He moved abroad to play for SG Flensburg-Handewitt in Germany and BM Ciudad Real in Spain. [2] He returned to Denmark to play for KIF Kolding in 2003. [3] He played four seasons with KIF, winning two Danish Handball League championships and two Danish Handball Cup trophies, before moving back to Ciudad Real in 2007. [3]
He represented the Danish national handball team at the 2002 European Championship, [4] winning bronze medals, the 2003 World Championship, [5] the 2004 European Championship, [6] winning bronze medals, and the 2005 World Championship. [7]
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