Vigdis Hårsaker Explained

Vigdis Hårsaker
Fullname:Vigdis Hårsaker
Birth Date:16 July 1981
Birth Place:Norway
Current Team:Byåsen IL (2005-Present)
Specialty:Handball
Previous Teams:Larvik HK (2003-2005)
Byåsen (2001-2003)
Toulon VAR HB ASCM (2000-2001)
Byåsen (1995-2000)
Sjetne
Height:176cm
Personalbest:Gold in EC 2004, Hungary
Silver in WC 2007, France
Career:Athlete

Vigdis Hårsaker (born July 16, 1981), is a Norwegian handball player, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.

She first played handball for Sjetne, but at age 14, she transferred to Byåsen. Except for the year she went to France to study the language (she was on loan by Byåsen), and the two years in which she moved to Larvik HK, Hårsaker has played most of her professional career in Byåsen.

Hårsaker debuted on the Norwegian national team in 2000, at age 19. Since then, she has played a total of 130 matches, scoring 334 times.[1] She was part of the team that won silver in the 2002 European Championship and a gold in the subsequent 2004 Championship. She has also twice won the silver medal at the World Championship, in 2001, Italy and 2007, France.

Achievements

EHF Cup Winners Cup (Larvik HK) - Gold

European Championship - Gold

Norwegian League Right Back Player of the Year

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Handball.no : Landslagsprofiler . September 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081214113455/http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=3354 . December 14, 2008 ., Vigdis Hårsaker National Team Profile.