Birgitte Sættem (born July 9, 1978 in
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
) is a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
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team handball
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player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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with the Norwegian national team.
["2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 11, 2008)
References
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1978 births
Living people
Norwegian female handball players
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic handball players for Norway
Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal
Olympic medalists in handball
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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