Annette Skotvoll Explained

Annette Skotvoll
Birth Date:1 September 1968
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Clubs1:Sjetne IL
Clubs2:Byåsen IL
Nationalteam1:Norway

Annette Skotvoll (born 1 September 1968 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian team handball player (goalkeeper) and Olympic medalist.[1]

Life and career

Born in Trondheim on 1 September 1968, Skotvoll played as goalkeeper for the clubs Sjetne IL and Byåsen IL.

She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team,[2] and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3] [4]

She won a bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship, bronze medal at the 1994 European Women's Handball Championship, and siver medal at the 1996 European Women's Handball Championship.[4]

Skotvoll played 250 games for the national team during her career.[5]

She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annette Skotvoll - Athletes - Olympic Games Winners . www.olympicgameswinners.com.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=HAN "1988 Summer Olympics  - Seoul, South Korea  - Handball"
  3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=HAN "1992 Summer Olympics  - Barcelona, Spain  - Handball"
  4. Book: Haraldsen, Stian . Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene . De 25 medaljemesterskapene . 2016 . Aschehoug . Oslo . Norwegian . 978-82-03-29618-5 . 144–159 .
  5. Web site: Annette SKOTVOLL . Olympics.com.