Kari Mette Johansen
Kari Mette Johansen (2008) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | January 11, 1979 |
| place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway |
| citizenship |
 Norwegian
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| height | 1.72 m |
| Playing position | Left winger |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1987-1997 |
Lisleby
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| 1997-1998 |
Skjeberg HK
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1998-2014 |
Larvik HK
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| National team | |
| Debut on | March 26, 2004 |
| against |
 Spain
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| Games (goals) | |
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Norway
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203 (493) |
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As of September 13, 2014 |
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Kari Mette Johansen (born January 11, 1979 in Fredrikstad , Norway ) is a former Norwegian handball player . She played most of her career at Larvik HK in the Norwegian Elite Series and was a member of the Norwegian national handball team for many years .
Career
The right-hander, who played on the left winger position , came to Larvik HK via the stations Skjeberg HK and Lisleby. With Larvik she won 14 championships, twice the European Cup Winners' Cup and once the EHF Champions League . In the election for world handball player of the year 2006 she received the third most votes behind Nadine Krause and Gro Hammerseng-Edin . After the 2013/14 season, she ended her career.
She completed 203 games for the Norwegian team. With the Norwegian selection, she won the European Championship in 2004 , 2006 , 2008 and 2010 . At the 2007 World Cup in France, she was runner-up. A year later she won the gold medal at the Olympic Games . She was part of the squad of her national association at the 2009 World Cup in China . At the 2011 World Cup she won the world title. In the summer of 2012, Johansen took part again in the Olympic Games in London , where she again won the gold medal.
Web links
- Kari Mette Johansen in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Kari Mette Johansen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ handballold.nif.no: Totaloversikt for Johansen, Kari Mette , accessed on December 26, 2017
- ↑ World handball player 2006
- ↑ Kari Mette Johansen legger opp
- ↑ www.london2012.com: Kari Mette Johansen , accessed July 30, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johansen, Kari Mette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fredrikstad , Norway |