Mette Gravholt (born 12 December 1984) is a retired Danish
handball
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player who played for
Fredericia HK
Fredericia HK is a handball club from Fredericia, Denmark. Currently, Fredericia HK competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Fredericia Idrætscenter The club was founded in 1990 on the license of former 5 tim ...
and
Danish national team.
Gravholt is
openly lesbian
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. She met Betina Lambæk, with whom she has a son Matteo who was born via ivf in 2017. The couple got married in July 2018.
Soon after her wedding, Gravholt announced her retirement as a professional handball player, and started a new job at a primary school in Kolding, where she works as a 1st grade teacher.
International honours
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World Championship
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**''Bronze Medalist'':
2013
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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. Previ ...
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**''Winner'': 2013
**''Finalist'': 2011
Individual awards
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Danish League Top Scorer: 2011, 2012
*Danish League Best Pivot: 2013, 2014, 2016
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravholt, Mette
1984 births
Living people
Danish female handball players
Lesbian sportswomen
Danish LGBT sportspeople
LGBT handball players
Viborg HK players
Expatriate handball players
People from Vejle Municipality
Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark