Ellen Mitchell, née Thomsen (born 1974) is a Norwegian

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. She played 28 matches for 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 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regard ...

from 1996 to 1998. She participated at the

1996 European Women's Handball Championship The 1996 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–23 in the final match. Venues The European Championship was held in the following cities: * Brøndby *V ...

, where the Norwegian team placed second, and at the

1997 World Women's Handball Championship The 1997 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Germany 30 November – 14 December 1997. It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first title. Denmark's only defeat in the championship was by Macedonia. Host Cities T ...

, where Norway placed second. Her clubs include Stabæk.

References

1974 births Living people Norwegian female handball players {{Norway-handball-bio-stub