Kristine Andersen

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Kristine Andersen
Personal information
Full name Kristine Frøsig-Andersen
Born (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 47)
Aalborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Youth career
Team
Sindal
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1993-1996
Ikast fS
1996-1997
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1997-2006
Ikast fS
2006-2007
SK Aarhus
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996-2004
Denmark 106 (305)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Denmark
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Netherlands


Kristine Andersen (born 2 April 1976) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, [1] and again eight years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [2]

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National team

Kristine Andersen debuted on 20 February 1996. At her first Olympics in 1996 she was not a part of the initial planned team, and was only included due to injury. As the only Danish player, she did not play a single match. When Denmark later the same year won the 1996 European Women's Handball Championship, she was a more established part of the team.

She missed the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia due to injury. After her return, was her breakthrough to become a stable part of the national setup. When the Danish golden generation of the 1990's began to retire, Andersen saw more playing time. At the 2002 European Championship where Denmark won the tournament for the third time, Andersen was a key figure for the national team.

She retired from the national team after Denmark won the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece; the third straight Danish gold medal.

Club Career

Kristine Andersen started playing handball at Sindal before moving to Ikast fS. Here she played most of her career, with the exception of a single season at the German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

For many years Kristine Andersen was the fist choice playmaker for Ikast fS. Here she won the Danish league, the EHF Cup and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

She officially retired in June 2005 to focus on her civil career as a sales coordinator, [3] and because She and the club could not agree on salary terms. [4] But returned to Ikast-Bording the following autumn during an injury crisis at the club. In September 2006 she returned to professional handball, when she signed a one-season contract with the Danish club SK Aarhus.

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