Gitte Sunesen
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox3colsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] Additionally, She is a two times European Champion; from 1994 and 1996 and World champion from 1997.
Club career
Sunesen played her entire career at Danish club GOG Håndbold. During her career she won the Danish league three times and the Danish Women's Handball Cup two times.[2] She debuted for the Danish national team in 1991 at the age of 21.
She missed the 2000 Olympics due to a knee injury suffered a month prior to the tournament in a friendly match against Norway.[3] She retired from playing handball in 2003 due to knee injuries.[4][5] In 2015 she was hired as goalkeeping coach at Odense Håndbold.[6]
Private life
During the last few years of her playing career as well as after her retirement she has worked as a primary school teacher.[4] She is married to fellow handball player Keld Vilhelmsen. Her child Lasse Vilhelmsen is also a handball player.[7]
References
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