Camilla Røseler Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

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

player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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"1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball"
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."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 12 February 2008) She is widely regarded as one of the best players Danish handball has ever seen. In 2000, she entered a

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with Norwegian handball player

Mia Hundvin Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a former Norwegian handball player. Career Hundvin played 73 matches for Norway's national handball team in addition to playing for professional clubs. She was part of national teams that won the European ...

, but the couple split three years later. ''

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'' ran a lengthy feature on the two, who are much-discussed celebrities in their countries. After retiring from sports, Camilla Andersen's civil career started as a student in the travel industry of the defunct company, ''Reisegalleriet''. Later she started her travel agency Travel Sense specializing in sports trips. In 2012, she was admitted to the

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's Hall of Fame as the 27th member.Camilla i Hall of Fame - Håndbold
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Achievements

* Danish Championship: **''Winner'': 2003 **''Silver Medalist'': 2004 *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

: **''Winner'': 1997, 2002 *

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: **''Winner'': 1997 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

**''Winner'': 2004 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **''Winner'': 2003 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: **''Winner'': 1994

Individual awards

* All-Star Playmaker of European Championship: 1994, 1998 * All-Star Playmaker of World Championship: 1997 * Player of the Year in Denmark: 2003

References

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