Morten Stig Christensen (born 27 December 1958 in

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (ac ...

) is a

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television presenter and former

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. In 1976 he was a squad member of the Danish team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He was a reserve player and did not play in a match. Four years later he finished ninth with the Danish team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored two goals. In 1984 he was part of the Danish team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 14 goals. After his handball

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finished, he did some

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, he appeared in a film in 1986 Friends Forever as 'Mads' and in 2006, in one episode of Anna Pihl (TV Series) as 'Nyhedsvært'. He then carried out a lot of

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work. Since then he has become more

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. Currently Morten Stig Christensen works in the Danish

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TV 2 presenting

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s, most commonly about

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s. He is the boss in

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(the sports section on TV 2).

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1958 births Living people Danish male handball players Danish male actors Danish television presenters Olympic handball players of Denmark Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics People from Hjørring Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub