President of Danish Handball Federation | |
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Assumed office 30 August 2021 | |
Preceded by | Per Bertelsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Hjørring,Denmark | 27 December 1958
Profession | Sports administrator |
Morten Stig Christensen (born 27 December 1958) is a Danish television presenter and former handball player.
In 1976 he was a squad member of the Danish team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He was a reserve player and did not play in a match.
Four years later he finished ninth with the Danish team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored two goals.
In 1984 he was part of the Danish team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 14 goals.
After his handball career finished,he did some acting,he appeared in a film in 1986 Friends Forever as 'Mads' and in 2006,in one episode of Anna Pihl (TV Series) as 'Nyhedsvært'. [1] He then carried out a lot of left-wing political work. Since then he has become more moderate.
Currently Morten Stig Christensen works in the Danish TV channel TV 2 presenting programs,most commonly about sports. He is the boss in TV 2 Sporten (the sports section on TV 2). [1]
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