Katrine Fruelund (born 12 July 1978 in
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).[Midtjylland
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...]
) is a former
Danish
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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 two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney["2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 12, 2008) and at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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.
["2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 12, 2008) She stopped her career in June 2012.
Achievements
Club
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Damehåndboldligaen
The Danish Women's Handball League ( da, Damehåndboldligaen) is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league i ...
:
**''Winner'': 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012
**''Silver Medalist'': 2010, 2011
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Landspokalturneringen
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will qua ...
:
**''Winner'': 2003
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Bundesliga
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:
**''Winner'': 2006
*DHB-Pokal:
**''Winner'': 2006
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EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
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**''Winner'': 2004, 2010
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EHF Champions League
The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...
:
**''Finalist'': 2001
International
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Olympic Games
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**''Winner'': 2000, 2004
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European Championship:
**''Winner'': 2002
**''Silver Medalist'': 1998
References
External links
Profile on Randers HK official website
1978 births
Living people
People from Randers
Danish female handball players
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Viborg HK players
Olympic medalists in handball
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region
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