Gjerpen IF

Gjerpen Idrettsforening is a sports club in Skien, Norway. It was founded in 1918. Among the club's activities are handball, skiing and athletics. In handball the club's women's team has won the National championships several times. Notable players are Kjerstin Andersen, Hanne Hegh and Siri Eftedal. ^[1]

Handball

The women's handball team currently compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, since their promotion in 2023.

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season ^[2]

Goalkeeper 01 Ida-Marlene Minge 12 Mia Stensland 16 Mia Tvedte Johannessen Wingers LW 11 Sara Ashuri 19 Maja Rame RW 08 Tiril Jørstad Palm 14 Guro Lien Røneid 29 Caroline Wikheim Aas Line players 09 Ronja Vesterøy 17 Ingvild Bersås Westersjø

Back players LB 02 Oda Olsen 04 Lea Tidemann Stenvik 05 Hannah Kjelstad Høsøien 06 Oda Jeanette Burhol 07 Ingeborg Rolseth Holt 13 Viktoria Odinokova Eilertsen 18 Fride Lunne Mastad 20 Oda Kongssund 33 Marte Brubakken Johannessen CB 15 Linn Andresen RB 03 Vilde Bjørnsen 10 Annika Skrettingland

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season.

Joining Henriette Jarnang (RW) (from Oppsal)

Leaving Tiril Jørstad Palm (RW) (to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub) Annika Skrettingland (RB) (to Bækkelagets SK)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Pål Oldrup Jensen
• Assistant coach: Per Magnus Boman

Notable former national team players

• Kjerstin Andersen ^[3]
• Hanne Hegh ^[4]
• Siri Eftedal ^[1]
• Anne Migliosi ^[1]
• Jeanette Nilsen
• Cecilie Thorsteinsen
• Heidi Løke ^[5]
• Anja Hammerseng-Edin ^[1]
• Emilie Hegh Arntzen ^[6]
• Mia Hundvin ^[7]
• Camilla Thorsen
• Raja Toumi
• Melanie Bak
• Pernille Fisker

Notable former club players

• Gro Knutsen
• Janne Grimholt
• Hanne-Stine Bratli
• Iva Zamorska
• Erika Polozova
• Karin Nilsson
• Tina Bjerke
• Randi Aasarød
• Kari-Anne Solfjeld Eid
• Brigitte Myklebust
• Renate Saastad Sømme

References

1. Bryhn, Rolf. "Gjerpen Idrettsforening". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
2. "Gjerpen Skien - KSr 1" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kjerstin Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Hanne Hegh". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Heidi Løke". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
6. Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Emilie Hegh Arntzen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
7. Aune, Thomas. "Mia Hundvin". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.