Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] Additionally, She is a two times European Champion; from 1994 and 1996 and World champion from 1997.
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| Full name | Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 December 1971 Hammel, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–2004 | GOG Svendborg TGI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2000 | Denmark | 135 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015–2016 | Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Odense Håndbold (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sunesen played her entire career at Danish club GOG Håndbold. During her career she won the Danish league three times and the Danish Women's Handball Cup two times.[2] She debuted for the Danish national team in 1991 at the age of 21.
She missed the 2000 Olympics due to a knee injury suffered a month prior to the tournament in a friendly match against Norway.[3]
She retired from playing handball in 2003 due to knee injuries.[4][5]
During the last few years of her playing career as well as after her retirement she has worked as a primary school teacher.[6] In 2015 she was hired as goalkeeping coach at Odense Håndbold.[7]
Private life edit
She is married to fellow handball player Keld Vilhelmsen. Her child Lasse Vilhelmsen is also a handball player.[8]
References edit
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
- ^ https://www.bt.dk/haandbold/bts-julekalender-11-december-jernhaard-lady-fylder-50-det-var-fantastisk-jeg-ser
- ^ https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE5079700/H%C3%A5ndbold-Gitte-Sunesen-m%C3%A5-opgive-OL/
- ^ https://europamester.dk/hvor-er-de-nu-med-gitte-sunesen
- ^ https://www.tv2fyn.dk/fyn/endnu-en-gog-profil-er-vaek
- ^ https://europamester.dk/hvor-er-de-nu-med-gitte-sunesen
- ^ https://fyens.dk/sport/gitte-sunesen-skal-traene-maalmaend-i-hc-odense
- ^ https://www.tv2fyn.dk/svendborg/haandboldstjerners-soen-faar-lang-kontrakt-i-gog
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