Sarah Hargreaves (born 17 May 1989, Fårevejle,

Sjaelland Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

) is a British

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 g ...

goalkeeper. She has played for the British national team, qualifying thanks to her British father, and competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London. At the time of her participation in the 2012 Olympics, her club is

Slagelse FH Slagelse Dream Team was a handball team from the town of Slagelse, Denmark. It is sometimes referred to as "Slagelse DT", and is the professional first team for the handball club Slagelse Forenede Håndboldklubber (Slagelse FH). The club was cata ...

. She was one of only two players in the squad, along with Kelsi Fairbrother, to remain with her club team instead of joining the British programme in Crystal Palace.

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* British female handball players 1989 births Living people Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Great Britain {{UK-handball-bio-stub