Hanne Hegh (born 27 April 1960 in
Oslo
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) is a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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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 ...
player and Olympic medalist.
Playing career
Hanne Hegh was captain on the first Norway national team wimming a medal in an international championship, the bronze medal at the
1986 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1986 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Netherlands between 4–14 December 1986.
Qualification
;Host nation
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;Qualified from the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olymp ...
. She received a silver medal at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
with the Norwegian national team.
["1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 12, 2008) Hanne Hegh played 202 games for the national team between 1979 and 1990, scoring 361 goals.
Trainer
She was educated at
Norges idrettshøgskole.
From 1997 to 2010 Hanne Hegh was on the training squad of the
Norway men's national handball team
The Norway men'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 2 finals.
Honours
In 2016, they were honored with a ...
. Today she is a teacher at Grenland Folkehøgskole in Porsgrunn, Norway.
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Norwegian female handball players
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic handball players of Norway
Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Norwegian handball coaches
Handball players from Oslo
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni
Olympic medalists in handball
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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