Zoë van der Weel (born 14 November 1990) is a British-Norwegian retired handball player, who plays for the Norwegian club Aker Topphåndball. She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] van der Weel was born in Edinburgh to Dutch parents and moved to Trondheim in Norway at age five. She is a dual citizen of Norway and the United Kingdom. She has played for the Norwegian teams Byåsen IL and Nordstrand IF, and studied sports biology at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2][3]
| Zoë van der Weel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zoë van der Weel at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zoë Hélène Frédérique van der Weel | ||
| Born |
14 November 1990 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Nationality | British / Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007-2008 | Byåsen HE | ||
2008-2009 | Selbu IL | ||
2009-2010 | Byåsen HE | ||
2010-2011 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2012-2016 | Njård IL | ||
2016-2020 | Aker Topphåndball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | |
2012 | Great Britain | 5 | |
References
edit- ^ "Zoe van der Weel". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Zoe van der Weel". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Strand, Sigbjørn (30 July 2012). "De norsk-britiske jentene får bryllups-tilbud på Twitter". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links
edit- Zoe van der Weel at Team GB
- Zoe van der Weel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zoe van der Weel at the European Handball Federation
- Zoe van der Weel at Olympics.com
- Zoe van der Weel at Olympedia
- Zoe van der Weel at Team GB
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