Kristine Lunde-Borgersen

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Kristine Lunde-Borgersen
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Feb. 3, 2018
Personal information
Born (1980-03-30) 30 March 1980 (age 44)
Kristiansand, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Vipers Kristiansand
Number 13
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
0000–2004
 Våg Vipers
2004–2007
 Aalborg DH
2007–2010
 Viborg HK
2010–2015
 IK Våg
2017–2018
 Vipers Kristiansand
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2013
 Norway 181 (496)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Brazil Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Italy Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 China Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Hungary Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Macedonia Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Serbia Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2013
Feb. 3, 2018 Kristine Lunde-Borgensen 4 20180203.jpg
Feb. 3, 2018

Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (born 30 March 1980) is a retired Norwegian handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. She is Olympic champion, World Champion and three times European champion. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Katrine Lunde. On 13 June 2017, she announced her return to playing handball for the 2017–2018 season, to replace Marta Tomac, who is out of play following a severe injury.

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Club career

Lunde Borgersen started her handball career in Norwegian clubs Hånes, Kristiansand and Våg Vipers.

In 2004, she moved to Denmark and played for Aalborg DH for 3 seasons. In 2007, she signed a 3-year contract with Viborg where she played together with her twin sister, Katrine Lunde Haraldsen. With Viborg, she won Danish Championship gold in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the Danish Cup in 2007 and 2008. [1] She won the Champions League in 2009 and 2010. After the 2014–2015 season, she retired to become an assistant coach in her now re-branded hometown club Vipers Kristiansand. On 13 June 2017, she announced her return to playing (while remaining an assistant coach) for the 2017–2018 season, following the severe knee injury suffered by the teams playmaker Marta Tomac.

National team

Lunde Borgersen made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2001, with Marit Breivik as coach. Her first major competition was the 2001 World Championship in Italy, where she won a silver medal. She did not participate in the 2002 European Championship and even though she was back in the team for Croatia 2003, her first gold medal came in 2004, when Norway won the European Championship. She was European Champion again in 2006.

Due to a shoulder injury, she missed the 2007 World Championship in France. Fully recovered, Lunde Borgersen came back for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Norway won a gold medal. [2] At the end of the year, the absence of Gro Hammerseng forced Breivik to select a new captain for the 2008 European Championship. Lunde Borgersen was chosen for the task, and as captain of the Norwegian team, she led them to their third consecutive European gold. Her performance was recognized when she was selected Playmaker of the All-Star Team and Most Valuable Player of the championship. [3]

As of 2013, Lunde Borgersen has played 181 international matches and scored 496 goals. [4] At the 2009 World Championships, she was part of the team that came third, beating Spain in the bronze medal match. [5] She then won gold with Norway at the 2011 World Championships. [6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Norwegian team that won gold. [7]

Personal

On 3 July 2009, she married Ole M. Borgersen in Viborg domkirke in Denmark.

Results

National team

Club

Winner: 2009 and 2010 (Viborg HK)
Semifinal: 2005/06 (Aalborg DH)
Gold: 2017/18 (Vipers)
Bronze: 2002/03 (Våg Vipers) [8]
Winner: 2017 (Vipers)
Gold: 2008, 2009 and 2010 (Viborg HK)
Silver: 2005 (Aalborg DH)
Bronze: 2006 and 2007 (Aalborg DH)
Winner: 2007 and 2008 (Viborg HK) [1]
Winner: 2017

Awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Norway Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". sports.reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Landslagsprofiler – Kristine Lunde Borgersen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation . Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Norway win Bronze medal by beating Spain 31:26". www.ihf.info. IHF. 20 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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