Kjersti Thun

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Kjersti Thun
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Kjersti Anita Thun (born 18 June 1974) is a Norwegian former soccer player. Thun played 12 games and scored one goal for Norway, and was on the team that took bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]

At club level, she played for the Asker and Konnerud. She was champion with Asker in 2000 and scored a goal in the finals against the Administrator, and in 2005 with two goals in the final against Team Stream. She was also the series' top scorer with Asker in 1999.

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References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Soccer". Olympic.org . Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2011.