Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang (born 10 May 1980) is a retired 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 is a double Olympic gold medalist,
a world champion and five time European champion. Breivang played for the Norwegian club
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
History
Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During ...
until her retirement at the end of the 2016–2017 season. She previously played for
Hosle IL and
Stabæk Håndball. She made her debut on the national team in 2000; she played 305 matches (a Norwegian record)
and scored 475 goals.
References
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bærum
Norwegian female handball players
Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players of Norway
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in handball
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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