Kjerstin Andersen

Kjerstin Andersen
Personal information
Born	(1958-11-23) 23 November 1958 (age 66) Porsgrunn, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Skien BK
	Gjerpen IF
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1984–1990	Norway	106
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World championship 1986 Netherlands Team

Kjerstin Andersen (born 23 November 1958) is a Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team. ^{[1] [2]}

Handball career

Club career

Andersen played for the clubs Skien BK and Gjerpen IF. She won national titles with Gjerpen in 1985 and 1986. ^[3]

International career

Andersen played 106 games for the national team during her career, between 1984 and 1990. She won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^{[3] [4]}

Awards

She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2021. ^[5]

Personal life

Andersen was born in Porsgrunn on 23 November 1958. ^[6]

References

1. "Kjerstin Andersen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kjerstin Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
4. 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.
5. "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
6. "Kjerstin Andersen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

External links

• Kjerstin Andersen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
• Kjerstin Andersen at Olympedia