Camilla Carstens (born 6 February 1977) is a Norwegian

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

player. She played for Fjellhammer IL,

ASPTT Metz Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

in France and the Danish clubs

Ikast FS Ikast FC is an association football club based in the town of Ikast, Denmark, that competes in the Jutland Series, the sixth tier of the Danish football league system and the first tier of the regional DBU Jutland. Founded in 2018 as a superst ...

and

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

. She also played on the

Norway women's national handball team The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of December 2024, Norway has been in 27 finals an ...

. She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998. This was the first time Norway won that title. Carstens made her debut on the national team in 1998 while playing for

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

. She played 13 matches and scored 12 goals for the Norwegian national handball team between 1998 and 2000. While playing for Ikast FS she grew tired of playing as a right back and switched clubs to

to be able to play as a centre back. Here she played until 2005.

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* 1977 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark Norwegian expatriate handball players in France KIF Kolding players Metz Handball players {{Norway-handball-bio-stub