Kjerstin Andersen Explained

Kjerstin Andersen
Birth Date:23 November 1958
Birth Place:Porsgrunn, Norway
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Skien BK
Clubs2:Gjerpen IF
Nationalyears1:1984–1990
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:106

Kjerstin Andersen (born 23 November 1958) is a Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team.[1] [2]

Handball career

Club career

Andersen played for the clubs Skien BK and Gjerpen IF. She won national titles with Gjerpen in 1985 and 1986.

International career

Andersen played 106 games for the national team during her career, between 1984 and 1990. She won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal life

Andersen was born in Porsgrunn on 23 November 1958.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kjerstin Andersen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/kjerstin-andersen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 2 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=HAN "1988 Summer Olympics  - Seoul, South Korea  - Handball"
  3. Book: Haraldsen, Stian . Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene . De 25 medaljemesterskapene . 2016 . Aschehoug . Oslo . Norwegian . 978-82-03-29618-5 . 144–159 .