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{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Karin Mortensen
| image               = 
| nationality         = Danish
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1977|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Horsens]], Denmark
| height              = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}}
| position            = Goalkeeper
| currentclub         = Retired
| clubnumber          = 
| youthclubs          = Vejlby-Risskov
| years1              = 1998-2002
| clubs1              = [[Horsens HK]]
| years2              = 2002-2006
| clubs2              = [[FC Midtjylland Håndbold|Ikast/Bording EH]]
| years3              = 2006-2010
| clubs3              = [[SK Aarhus]]
| years4              = 2010-2013
| clubs4              = [[Frederiksberg IF|FIF]]
| nationalyears1      = 2000-2012
| nationalteam1       = [[Denmark women's national handball team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1       = 233<ref>[http://www.ehf-euro.com/fileadmin/ehfeuro/downloads/EChW2012/DEN.pdf Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102002449/http://www.ehf-euro.com/fileadmin/ehfeuro/downloads/EChW2012/DEN.pdf |date=2013-11-02 }}</ref>
| nationalgoals1      = 4
| ntupdate            = 
| medaltemplates      =
{{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] |[[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] |[[Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's handball|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Women's Handball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002 Denmark]]|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004 Hungary]]|Team}}
}}

'''Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen''' (born 26 September 1977) is a former [[Denmark|Danish]] [[team handball]] player and two times Olympic champion.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Karin Mortensen |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/karin-mortensen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111004859/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/karin-mortensen-1.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 |quote=Full name: Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen}}</ref> She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]]<ref name=db-ol2000-handball>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=HAN |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407003620/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=HAN |archive-date=7 April 2008 |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=12 February 2008}}</ref> and at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]],<ref name=db-ol2004-handball>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN |title=2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407003625/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN |archive-date=7 April 2008 |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=12 February 2008}}</ref> as well as the [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship]] where she was awarded the [[Most valuable player|MVP]] award for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/sport/husker-du-haandboldstjernen-karin-mortensen-det-laver-hun-i-dag | title=Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag | date=6 December 2023 }}</ref>

She retired from the national team in September 2012 after the [[2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/maalmandsprofil_stopper_paa_landsholdet/ |title=Målmandsprofil stopper på landsholdet |access-date=September 15, 2012 |last=Andersen |first=Patrick |date=September 15, 2012 |website=Hbold.dk |language=da |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918054602/http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/maalmandsprofil_stopper_paa_landsholdet |archive-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> Having played 233 matches, she is the second most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team (second to [[Janne Kolling]] with 250 matches), and the most matches as Goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jv.dk/navne/den-store-maalvogter-har-forladt-haandbolden-2022-12-26|title=Den store målvogter har forladt håndbolden|date=25 September 2017 |publisher=[[Jyske Vestkysten]]|trans-title=The Great Goalkeeper has left handball}}</ref>

==Club career==
Mortensen started at VRI. She later joined [[Horsens HK]], followed by [[FC Midtjylland Håndbold|Ikast/Bording EH]] in 2002.<ref name="dr">[https://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Haandbold/Liga_kvinder/2006/03/31/125520.htm www.dr.dk: Karin Mortensen til SK Århus]</ref> Here she reached the final of the [[Damehåndboldligaen|Danish League]] in 2003, where they lost to [[Slagelse DT]].<ref name="dm2003">{{cite web | url=http://www.infosport.dk/cgi-bin/Display2.dhf/puljer.mml?rv1=R002620&fb=DHF&ak=&rk=Finaler+Damer&k=Damer |title=Finale um die dänische Meisterschaft 2003 }}</ref>

In 2006 she left Ikast-Bording for [[SK Aarhus]]. In 2010 she joined [[Frederiksberg IF]]. After the 2012-13 season she retired.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/afklaret-karin-mortensen-indstiller-karrieren |publisher=[[Danmarks Radio]] |title=Afklaret Karin Mortensen indstiller karrieren|access-date=22 April 2019|language=da}}</ref>

==Post playing career==
During her handball career, she educated herself as a physiotherapist and today she has a clinic in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fysio360.dk/karin-mortensen-new/|website=Fysio360|title=Karin Mortensen}}</ref> Additionally, she has worked sporadically as a handball expert on Danish television.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/sport/husker-du-haandboldstjernen-karin-mortensen-det-laver-hun-i-dag|title=Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag|date=6 December 2023 |publisher=[[Billed-bladet]]|language=Danish|trans-title=Do you remember the handball star Karin Mortensen? This is what she does today.}}</ref>

She hass also worked as a handball expert at [[Danmarks Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2east.dk/region-sjaelland/ekspert-haber-pa-lokal-handboldhelt-som-landstraener |publisher=tv2east.dk|title=Ekspert håber på lokal håndboldhelt som landstræner|access-date=4 October 2024|language=da}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{EHF|id=516093|new_id=AfCTi-NiYIDuWyQ6ZgDuHw|name=Karin Mortensen}}
* {{Olympedia|88838|Karin Mortensen}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|karin-oernhoej-mortensen|Karin Oernhoej Mortensen}}

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