Merita Berntsen
Merita Berntsen | |
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portrait | |
birthday | February 24, 1969 |
place of birth | Bergen, Norway |
size | 1.78 m |
Indoor volleyball | |
National team | |
65 times | A national team |
beach volleyball | |
Partner | 1995-1996 Ragni Hestad |
successes | |
1995 - Vice European Champion 1996 - Olympic participant |
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Status: February 26, 2018 |
Merita Helena Sofia Berntsen (born February 24, 1969 in Bergen ) is a former Norwegian volleyball and beach volleyball player .
Career
Berntsen played 65 times in the hall for the Norwegian national team . In beach volleyball she reached the final of the European Championship in Saint-Quay-Portrieux with Ragni Hestad in 1995 , which was won by the Germans Beate Paetow and Cordula Borger . In the following year, Berntsen / Hestad achieved several top ten placements in the world series . At the Olympic tournament in Atlanta they lost to the Americans Fontana / Hanley and were eliminated in the losers' round against Beate Bühler and Danja Müsch .
Private
Berntsen is married to volleyball player and coach Kåre Mol . The two have five children who are also active in volleyball and beach volleyball. The second oldest son, Anders Mol, is the most successful .
Web links
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Merita Berntsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Denne families fostrer stortalenter. Bergens Tidende , June 27, 2014, accessed February 26, 2018 (Norwegian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Berntsen, Merita |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berntsen, Merita Helena Sofia (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian volleyball and beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen , Norway |