Holly Lam-Moores (born 12 September 1990) is a British

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. Born in

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, Lam-Moores started playing handball aged 12 at Alder Grange High School in

Rawtenstall Rawtenstall () is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles/24 km north of Manchester, 22 miles/35 km east of Preston and 45 miles/70 km south east of the county town of Lancaster. The town is at the cen ...

after it had been introduced by coach Bill Baillie. She later joined

Haslingden Haslingden is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. At the time of the 2011 census the town (including Helmshore) had a population of 15,96 ...

Handball Club on Baillie's recommendation. She made her debut in

Great Britain women's national handball team The Great Britain women's national handball team is the national team of Great Britain in the sport of team handball. They were formed to take up Great Britain's host nation place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Matches * SourceBritish Handball T ...

in 2006. In 2010, Lam-Moores was named Handball Player of the Year by the

British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ...

. In 2012, she was named as a member of the Great Britain's first ever Olympic women's handball team at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. A week after, it was revealed that Lam-Moores had signed a one-year professional contract with the Danish club

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 sin ...

. It was revealed soon after the Olympic campaign had begun that she was suffering from a stress fracture of the spine. Despite this set back, she was able to score two goals in Great Britain Women's second Olympic game against Russia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lam-Moores, Holly British female handball players Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from Burnley Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Viborg HK players SønderjyskE Håndbold players Olympic handball players for Great Britain