Marte Eliasson (born September 27, 1969 in

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) is a

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player and Olympic medalist. 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 ...

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with the Norwegian national team."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 12, 2008) Marte Eliasson played 145 games for the national team during her career, scoring 179 goals.

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* 1969 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic handball players for Norway Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball players from Trondheim Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian women 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-handball-bio-stub