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Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (née Sørlie; born 11 September 1978, in
Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...
) is a retired Norwegian team handball player,
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from 1999, gold medalist from the
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in
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, and bronze medalist from the
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."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 3, 2008)
She is also a triple European champion with the Norwegian national team, which she previously captained prior to the reign of fellow Gjøvik handballer Gro Hammerseng. She is the only player on the Norwegian team that received all the first five gold medals that the national team won up to the 2008 Olympics. Ending her career for
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in her second spell, she has previously played for Leipzig, Nordstrand,
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and
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.


International career

2 November 1997, Sørlie Lybekk debuted in a friendly against Germany, marking the beginning of a long career for the Norwegian side. She participated in consecutive international championships from her debut in the 1998 European Championships until the
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, except for the 2004 European Championships where she was dropped after having suffered injuries preventing her from a necessary build-up, and the World Championships the following year. At the 2004 European championship she was not included in the main team, but was listed as home reserve. When
Isabel Blanco Isabel Blanco (born 10 May 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian handball player of Galician descent. Club career Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes HE, Club El Ferrobus Mislata, Aalborg DH, FC Midtjyll ...
injured her thumb during the championship, Sørlie Lybekk was called to join the team, and received a gold medal from the championship without playing.Sørlie Lybekk vraket
– ''VG-nett (15.11.04)'' (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
Vraket seg selv
– ''VG-nett (16.11.04)'' (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)

– ''NRKsport (16.12.04)'' (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
- Jeg er klar, Marit! – Men Sørlie Lybekk er spent på mottakelsen
– ''VG-nett (16.12.04)'' (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
Before the
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, she was named vice-captain for
Kjersti Grini Kjersti Elizabeth Grini (born 9 September 1971, in Oslo) is a Norwegian former handball player. She played in the clubs Jaren, Lunner, Bækkelaget, Toten and Ikast Ikast is a Danish town in the Mid Jutland Region (''Midtjylla ...
, and when Grini withdrew from the 2000 European Championships she captained her national team at the age of 22 at a difficult moment when many experienced players had recently retired. She remained in this position until the 2003 World Championship where Gro Hammerseng took over the captaincy. The tournament was disappointing for both the squad and Sørlie Lybekk, as they finished 6th in the tournament keeping them out of the Olympic tournament the following year. The first highpoint in her international career is the victory in the 1999 World Championships held on home turf (alongside Denmark) where she was contributing to her nation's win mostly in the defensive side of the game. In the epic final against France her unforgiving defensive work cost her three two-minute suspensions meaning a red card, meaning she had to see her compatriots win the extra time playoffs from the bench. It was the first World Championship won by her country, a natural highpoint, but since the Olympic tournaments carry higher status in the sport, the win from the 2008 Olympics was an even higher point. In the tournament Sørlie Lybekk, now 29, contributed with her international experience and calm, in both ends of the pitch. Norway went undefeated through the tournament, and scoring 7 goals in the final against
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as well as making a profound impression throughout the tournament, she was selected into the All Star Team of the tournament (as pivot/line player).All-star team of the women's olympic tournament established
– ''International Handball Federation'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)
The success sparked speculation that she would retire from international duty when she was on top of her long career.


Playing style

As a line player, Sørlie Lybekk is known for secure finishing when she dispatches from the 6-meter line, often after relentless fighting for positions in the most crowded area of the defense. Being a player used in both defense and attack, she applies the same hard-working style in defending her own goal. The playing style is efficient, but not as spectacular as other notable players in her generation of Norwegian handballers.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lybekk, Else-Marthe Soerlie 1978 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gjøvik