Torsten Laen

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Torsten Laen
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Torsten Laen in Kölnarena, 20 February 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 44)
Odense, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Pivot
Number 2
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1999–2007
GOG
2007–2009
BM Ciudad Real
2009–2013
Füchse Berlin
2013–2016
KIF Kolding København
2016–2018
GOG
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2018
Denmark 152 (257)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Men's handball
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Sweden Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Slovenia Team competition
Junior World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Qatar [1] Team

Torsten Laen (born 26 November 1979) is a Danish former team handball player. His last club was the Danish club GOG. Laen has been a part of the Danish national handball team, winning medals in 2002 and 2004.

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After his playing Career Torsten Laen has been involved in the Danish handball player labour union, Håndbold Spillerforeningen. [2] He has also been the ambassador at Kolding Handicap Idræt, an organisation for handicap sports in Kolding, Denmark. [3]

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References

  1. "1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF . Retrieved 5 September 2005.
  2. "Torsten Laen". www.haandboldspiller.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. Jørgensen, Stefan (28 January 2015). "Torsten Laen er KHI-ambassadør". Kolding Ugeavis (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.