Katrine Lunde

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Katrine Lunde
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Lunde in 2024
Personal information
Born (1980-03-30) 30 March 1980 (age 45)
Kristiansand, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club ŽRK Crvena Zvezda
Number 16
Youth career
Team
–
 Hånes IF
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–2004
 Våg Vipers
2004–2007
 Aalborg DH
2007–2010
 Viborg HK
2010–2015
 Győri ETO KC
2015–2017
 Rostov-Don
2017–01/2025
 Vipers Kristiansand
01/2025–06/2025
 Odense Håndbold
2025
 ŽRK Crvena Zvezda
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–
 Norway 386 (3)
Teams managed
2025–
 Randesund IL (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Brazil
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Spain
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 France
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 China
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Hungary
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Macedonia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Norway/Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia
/Montenegro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Denmark
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Serbia
Lunde on 3 February 2018 Katrine Lunde 20180203.jpg
Lunde on 3 February 2018

Katrine Lunde (former Haraldsen; born 30 March 1980) is a Norwegian handball player for ŽRK Crvena Zvezda and the Norwegian national team. [1] [2]

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She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Kristine Lunde-Borgersen. Considered one of the best players of all time, her sporting achievements include gold medals with the Norwegian national team at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, as well as club victories in the EHF Champions League, and national championships in Denmark, Hungary, Russia and Norway.

She holds numerous records in the game, including most gold medals, most appearances at major international tournaments, most caps on the Norwegian national team, and oldest player on the Norwegian national team. [3]

Personal life

Lunde was born in Kristiansand on 30 March 1980, and is the twin sister of Kristine Lunde-Borgersen. [4] She was previously married to former football player Tom Reidar Haraldsen and is currently in a relationship with Nikola Trajković, a football coach from Serbia. [5] [6] They have one daughter together. [6]

Career

Club

She started her club career in Hånes, and later played for Kristiansand, Våg and Aalborg DH. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009 and 2010. [4] In 2010, she signed with Hungarian club Győri ETO KC. [4] Here she won two additional Champions League titles. In 2015, she signed with Russian club Rostov-Don. [4] After two years spent in Russia she returned to Norway to Join Vipers Kristiansand on a three year deal. [7] Here she was the club captain. [8] Her contract with Vipers Kristiansand was valid until 2025.[ citation needed ] With Vipers she won the EHF Champions League in 2021 which was the first in club hstory. She then won it again in 2022 and 2023.

She left Vipers Kristiansand in January 2025 when the club went bankrupt and ceased activities. [9] A month later she joined Danish side Odense Håndbold. [10] She has said, that she did consider retiring after Vipers went bankrupt, but she felt that it was not the right way to end her career. [11] Odense Håndbold's first team goalkeeper, Danish national team goalkeeper Althea Reinhardt, was out with a concussion. [12] When she returned in April 2025, Lund, Reinhardt and the Dutch national team goalkeeper Yara ten Holte all competed for playing time.

In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games. [13] Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches. [14]

In the summer of 2025 she joined Serbian club ŽRK Crvena Zvezda. [15]

International

Lunde made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2002. [16] She is a six-time European champion (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022). She is World champion from 2011, received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship. In August 2008, together with her twin sister, she won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was selected into the tournament's All-Star Team, [17] and was also overall top goalkeeper with a 42% save rate. [18]

Lunde was again named goalkeeper of the All-Star Team in the 2008 European Championship [19] and ranked second on the Top Goalkeepers list with a 47% save rate.

She was also part of the Norwegian team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [20]

She won a gold medal with the Norwegian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and was also named by IHF the most valuable player at the tournament. This was her fifth Olympic medal from five different Olympics: three gold and two bronze. [21]

Lunde has participated in 24 international championships for the national team. She has announced that she will retire for the Norwegian national team after the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, which will be her 25th major tournament. [22]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katrine Lunde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ EHF profile
  3. ↑ "Norsk legende fortsætter rekordsamling" [Norwegian Legend Keeps collecting records] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aune, Thomas; Bryhn, Rolf. "Katrine Lunde". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Derfor er norsk stjerne fraværende mod Danmark". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Katrine Lunde – Livet Efter Skilsmissen" (in Danish). tipworld. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lunde klar for Vipers: - En verdensstjerne kommer hjem" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Morten Pedersen (17 October 2024). "Vipers Kristiansand kan snart gå konkurs: Katrine Lunde er meget påvirket" (in Danish). hbold.dk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Asferg, Mikkel (17 February 2025). "Odense henter norsk legende". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen; Stine Bjerre Mortensen (27 February 2025). "Det ville være en meget hård måde at slutte på, siger norsk legende". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Stine Bjerre Mortensen; Joachim Glenthøj (13 February 2025). "Odense giver status på Althea Reinhardt" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Morten Mølby (5 April 2025). "Odense napper rub og stub og vinder grundspillet med lutter sejre" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Patrick Andersen (3 September 2025). "Norsk legende på plads i ny klub - nu vil hun til VM" (in Danish). hbold.dk. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  16. ↑ (in Norwegian) "Landslagsprofiler – Katrine Lunde" – Norges Håndballforbund (www.handball.no) (Retrieved on 13 February 2008)
  17. ↑ "2008 Olympic All-Star Team". IHF. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  18. ↑ "Goalkeeper Statistics Women". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". EHF. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  20. ↑ "London 2012 – Handball – Women's Tournament". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Skifjeld, Anne (14 August 2024). "Rørende feiring for OL-veteran: – Aldri fått så god velkomst". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Norsk legende stopper på landsholdet" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN   978-82-03-29618-5.
  24. ↑ "EHF EURO three-peat for unbeatable Norway". European Handball Federation . 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Paris 2024 Women's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "The Germany 2017 All-star Team". ihf.info. 17 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "Årets spillere kåret". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  29. ↑ "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen for kvinner". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  30. ↑ "Golden players make the team of the season". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  31. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". EHF. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  32. ↑ "Golden players make the team of the season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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