Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (born 30 March 1980) is a retired Norwegian

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who played for the Norwegian national team. She is Olympic champion, World Champion and three times European champion. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player

Katrine Lunde Katrine Lunde (former Haraldsen; born 30 March 1980) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Kristine Lu ...

. On 13 June 2017, she announced her return to playing handball for the 2017–2018 season, to replace

Marta Tomac Marta Tomac (born 20 September 1990) is a Norwegian-Croatian professional handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norwegian national team. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2015. Previously in her career she played 1 ...

, who is out of play following a severe injury.

Club career

Lunde Borgersen started her handball career in Norwegian clubs

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and

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. In 2004, she moved to Denmark and played for

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for 3 seasons. In 2007, she signed a 3-year contract with Viborg where she played together with her twin sister,

Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Katrine Lunde (former Haraldsen; born 30 March 1980) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norwegian national team. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Kristine Lunde-Borgersen. Her sporting achievem ...

. With Viborg, she won Danish Championship gold in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the Danish Cup in 2007 and 2008. She won the Champions League in

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and

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. After the 2014–2015 season, she retired to become an assistant coach in her now re-branded hometown club

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. On 13 June 2017, she announced her return to playing (while remaining an assistant coach) for the 2017–2018 season, following the severe knee injury suffered by the teams playmaker

National team

Lunde Borgersen made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2001, with Marit Breivik as coach. Her first major competition was the 2001 World Championship in

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, where she won a silver medal. She did not participate in the 2002 European Championship and even though she was back in the team for Croatia 2003, her first gold medal came in 2004, when Norway won the European Championship. She was European Champion again in

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. Due to a shoulder injury, she missed the 2007 World Championship in

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. Fully recovered, Lunde Borgersen came back for the

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, where Norway won a gold medal. At the end of the year, the absence of Gro Hammerseng forced Breivik to select a new captain for the 2008 European Championship. Lunde Borgersen was chosen for the task, and as captain of the Norwegian team, she led them to their third consecutive European gold. Her performance was recognized when she was selected Playmaker of the All-Star Team and

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of the championship. As of 2013, Lunde Borgersen has played 181 international matches and scored 496 goals. At the 2009 World Championships, she was part of the team that came third, beating Spain in the bronze medal match. She then won gold with Norway at the 2011 World Championships. At the

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, she was again part of the Norwegian team that won gold.

Personal

On 3 July 2009, she married Ole M. Borgersen in Viborg domkirke in

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Results

National team

* European Championship **Gold: 2004, 2006 and 2008 **Silver: 2012 * World Championship **Gold: 2011 **Silver: 2001 **Bronze: 2009 * Summer Olympics **Gold: 2008, 2012

Club

* EHF Women's Champions League : Winner:

and

(Viborg HK) : Semifinal: 2005/06 (Aalborg DH) *

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: **''Finalist'':

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* Norwegian Championship : Gold: 2017/18 (Vipers) : Bronze: 2002/03 (Våg Vipers) * Norwegian Cup : Winner: 2017 (Vipers) * Danish Championship : Gold: 2008, 2009 and 2010 (Viborg HK) : Silver: 2005 (Aalborg DH) : Bronze: 2006 and 2007 (Aalborg DH) * Danish Cup : Winner: 2007 and 2008 (Viborg HK) *Norwegian Cup: :''Winner'': 2017

Awards

*''Player of the year'' ( no, Årets spiller) and ''Playmaker of the year'' 2004 in the Norwegian League *Playmaker of the ''All-Star Team'' and MVP at the 2008 European championship

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunde-Borgersen, Kristine 1980 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate handball players Norwegian twins Twin sportspeople Identical twins Sportspeople from Kristiansand Olympic medalists in handball Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics