Jeanette Nilsen
| Jeanette Nilsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 June 1972 Skien, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Skotfoss | ||
– | Gulset | ||
– | Larvik HK | ||
– | Gjerpen IF | ||
1998-2003 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2003-2007 | Horsens HK | ||
2007-2008 | Stabæk Håndball | ||
2008-2009 | Njård IL | ||
2009-2010 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2010-2011 | Selbu IL | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–2000 | Norway | 91 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
Jeanette Nilsen (born 27 June 1972) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999.[1] She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998.[3] This was the first time Norway won that title.[4]
She played for Njård IL, Stabæk, Nordstrand IF, Seibu IL, Gjerpen IF, Larvik HK, Gulset and Skotfoss in Norway and Horsens HK in Denmark. She is also a teacher for physical education at Ullern Vgs in Oslo.
References
- ^ "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). 18 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
- ^ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
- ^ "Women's EHF Euro 1998". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
External links
- Jeanette Nilsen at the European Handball Federation
- Jeanette Nilsen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Jeanette Nilsen at Olympedia
- Jeanette Nilsen at InterSportStats