Gitte Sunesen

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Gitte Sunesen
Personal information
Full name Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen
Born (1971-12-11) 11 December 1971 (age 52)
Hammel, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1989–2004
GOG Svendborg TGI
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–2000
Denmark 135 (1)
Teams managed
2015–2016
Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach)
2017–2019
Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach)
2021–
Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team competition
World championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Germany Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Germany Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Denmark Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Netherlands Team

Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1] Additionally, She is a two times European Champion; from 1994 and 1996 and World champion from 1997.

Sunesen played her entire career at Danish club GOG Håndbold. During her career she won the Danish league three times and the Danish Women's Handball Cup two times. [2] She debuted for the Danish national team in 1991 at the age of 21.

She missed the 2000 Olympics due to a knee injury suffered a month prior to the tournament in a friendly match against Norway. [3]

She retired from playing handball in 2003 due to knee injuries. [4] [5]

During the last few years of her playing career as well as after her retirement she has worked as a primary school teacher. [6] In 2015 she was hired as goalkeeping coach at Odense Håndbold. [7]

Private life

She is married to fellow handball player Keld Vilhelmsen. Her child Lasse Vilhelmsen is also a handball player. [8]

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