Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.EHF profile
/ref> Since her retirement she is the goalkeeping coach at Byåsen HE.

Career

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships. Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri ETO in January 2015, she signed a contract for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true." In November 2016 she extended her contract with 3 more years. "There is a great team in Győr at the moment, I'm glad, that I can play here for at least three more years. It is really important for me, that I can play at the highest level with Győri ETO and I can prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games." In 2018 she announced her temporary retirement from the Norwegian national team. For the qualification games to the Summer Olympics, her return to the national team was announced on Feb 28, 2020

On 30 April 2020, she announced her retirement

Achievements

* Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Games: **''Winner'': 2008, 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2016 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2015 **''Silver Medalist'': 2007, 2017 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2009 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: **''Winner'': 2017, 2018, 2019 **''Silver Medalist'': 2016 *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

**''Winner'': 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

**''Winner'': 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Individual awards

*All-Star Goalkeeper of the Summer Olympics: 2012 and 2016 * All-Star Team Best Goalkeeper of the

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

* MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four:

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

Personal

She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimsbo, Kari Aalvik Norwegian female handball players Sportspeople from Bergen People from Sør-Trøndelag Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway 1985 births Living people Olympic medalists in handball Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate handball players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Győri Audi ETO KC players