Susanne Glesnes (born 1 December 1974 in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

) is a female professional

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player from

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who represented her native country at the

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. Partnering with

Kathrine Maaseide Kathrine Maaseide (born 18 December 1976, in Stavanger) is a female former professional beach volleyball player from Norway who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering with Susanne Glesnes, she ...

, she claimed the silver medal at the 2004 European Championships in

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* * * 1974 births Living people Norwegian beach volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Norway Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bergen {{Norway-volleyball-bio-stub