Yvonne Leuthold

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Yvonne Leuthold
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Yvonne Leuthold, a handball player from the UK national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1980-01-30) 30 January 1980 (age 44)
Bern, Switzerland
Nationality British-Swiss
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
National team
YearsTeamApps
 Switzerland 34
 Great Britain

Yvonne Leuthold (born 30 January 1980) is a British-Swiss former handball player. She played both for the British national team and the Swiss national team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, representing Britain. [1] She was born in Bern but qualified to represent Great Britain through her Welsh father. [2] [3]

A right back, Leuthold began her career with the University of Bern's handball team. From 2003 to 2009, she played with DHB Rotweiss Thun. Following her spell with the club, she left to play in Germany with SG BBM Bietigheim and SV Allensbach. Following the Olympics, she returned to DHB Rotweiss Thun, playing there until her retirement in 2017. [4]

In 2019, she was elected to the board of the SPAR Premium League. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yvonne Leuthold". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yvonne Leuthold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Yvonne Leuthold".
  4. ↑ "Leuthold Yvonne |".
  5. ↑ "Schweizer SPAR Premium League mit neuer Führung".
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