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]

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External links

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