Holly Lam-Moores Explained

Holly Lam-Moores (born 12 September 1990) is a British team handball player.[1]

Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Lam-Moores started playing handball aged 12 at Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall after it had been introduced by coach Bill Baillie.[2] She later joined Haslingden Handball Club on Baillie's recommendation.[2] [3] She made her debut in Great Britain women's national handball team in 2006.[4] In 2010, Lam-Moores was named Handball Player of the Year by the British Olympic Association.[5] [6]

In 2012, she was named as a member of the Great Britain's first ever Olympic women's handball team at the 2012 London Olympics.[3] A week after, it was revealed that Lam-Moores had signed a one-year professional contract with the Danish club Viborg HK.[7] It was revealed soon after the Olympic campaign had begun that she was suffering from a stress fracture of the spine.[8] Despite this set back, she was able to score two goals in Great Britain Women's second Olympic game against Russia.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holly Lam-Moores. www.teamgb.com. 7 July 2012.
  2. News: Bill proud as stars achieve their dreams. South Wales Argus . 28 July 2012 . 26 January 2013.
  3. News: Walker. Peter. London 2012: Britain's first women's handball team prepares for Olympics. 7 July 2012. The Guardian. 21 June 2012.
  4. News: Handball Holly Lam-Moores. 7 July 2012. Lancashire Telegraph. 7 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Holly Lam-Moores - Team GB - London 2012 Olympics . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613034205/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/8662387/Holly-Lam-Moores-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html . dead . 13 June 2012 . Daily Telegraph . 9 December 1990 . 26 January 2013.
  6. http://www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/en/In-your-community/Local-Heroes/Holly-Lam-Moores/{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  7. Web site: GB Star Lam-Moores signs for Viborg . British Handball . 26 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815032455/http://www.britishhandball.com/gb-star-lam-moores-signs-for-viborg/ . 15 August 2012 . dead .
  8. News: Handball: Hand it to Holly Lam-Moores - she plays with a fractured spine!. Manchester Evening News . 31 July 2012. 26 January 2013.

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