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

Annette Skotvoll
Personal information
Born (1968-09-01) 1 September 1968 (age 56)
Trondheim, Norway
Senior clubs
Years Team
Sjetne IL
Byåsen IL
National team
Years Team
Norway
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Norway Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1996 Denmark Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Germany Team

Life and career

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Born in Trondheim on 1 September 1968, Skotvoll played as goalkeeper for the clubs Sjetne IL and Byåsen IL.[2]

She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team,[3] and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[4][5]

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.[5]

Skotvoll played 250 games for the national team during her career.[2][6]

She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2012.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Annette Skotvoll - Athletes - Olympic Games Winners". www.olympicgameswinners.com.
  2. ^ a b c Bryhn, Rolf. "Annette Skotvoll". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  4. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  5. ^ a b Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  6. ^ "Annette SKOTVOLL". Olympics.com.
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