Karoline Dyhre Breivang
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Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang (born 10 May 1980) is a retired Norwegian handball player. She is a double Olympic gold medalist,[1] a world champion and five time European champion.
She is known for her versality on the court and for being a good defensive player.[2]
Career
Club career
Breivang started playing handball at the age of 4 at Stabæk. Aged 15 she joined Hosle IL.[2] After three years she returned to Stabæk, where she made her senior debut at the age of 18.[2]
In 2005 she left Stabæk and joined Larvik HK.[3] Here she won the Norwegian championship 11 times in row from 2005-06 to 2016-17. In 2008 she won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup and in 2011 she won the Champions League.
Between the fall of 2016 and February 2017 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy leave. After the 2016-17 season she retired.[4]
National team
Breivang made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2000. She was called in as Kjersti Grini was injured just before the 2000 European Championship.[2] she played 305 matches (a former Norwegian record)[5] and scored 475 goals. She retired from the national team in 2015.[6]
She previously had the record for most games for the Norwegian national team, until she was overtaken by Katrine Lunde on 19 March 2021.[7][8]
Awards and recognition
She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2019.[9]
Private
Breivang comes from a family of handball players. Both of her parents, both of her younger brothers have also played handball and her mother has worked in the Norwegian Handball Federation.[2] She has a degree in economics.[2]
References
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External links
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