Grit Jurack (born 22 October 1977) is a former

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handball player, who played on the

German women's national handball team The Germany women's national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions. Results ''For East Germany team record, look her ...

. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team.,"All Star csapatban"
''handball.hu'' – 2007 December 16 ((Hungarian)) (Retrieved on 19 December 2007) and also obtained bronze medal in the championship. She won the Champions League with

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball si ...

in 2009 and was the top scorer of the tournament with 113 goals. She ended her handball career on 7 October 2012 due to a shoulder injury.

European championships

At the

2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match. Venues The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities: *Debrecen ...

Jurack was included in the All-star team, as best right back, when Germany finished 5th at the tournament. She represented Germany at the

2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7 to 17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match. This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and No ...

, where they finished 4th. She was also selected into the all-star-team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, as best right back, where Germany finished 4th.

National team

Performance in
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

* 1996 : 6th place *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: 11th place

Performance in
World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: Third place (Bronze medal) *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

: 7th place * 2003 : 12th place * 2005 : 6th place * 2007 : Third place (Bronze medal)

Performance in European Championship

* 1996 : 4th place *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: 6th place *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

: 9th place * 2004 : 5th place * 2006 : 4th place *

: 4th place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jurack, Grit 1977 births Living people German female handball players Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Germany Viborg HK players