Jeanette Nilsen

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Jeanette Nilsen
Personal information
Born (1972-06-27) 27 June 1972 (age 51)
Skien, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–2000
Norway 91 (2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's Handball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Denmark/Norway Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Germany Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Netherlands Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Denmark Team

Jeanette Nilsen (born 27 June 1972) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1]

She currently plays for Njård IL, having joined the team in 2008 from Stabæk. She is also a teacher for physical education at Ullern Vgs in Oslo.

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References

  1. "2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 3, 2008)