Anne Tønnessen (born 18 March 1974 in

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) is a

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and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the

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, playing for the Norwegian team. She played only the two first matches in the Olympics, as she became injured early in the second game against Nigeria, and was replaced by Bente Kvitland for the rest of the Olympics.

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