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Katrine Fruelund

Katrine Fruelund
Personal information
Full name Katrine Fruelund
Born (1978-07-12) 12 July 1978 (age 46)
Randers, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1999
 Randers HK
1999–2005
 Viborg HK
2005–2006
 HC Leipzig
2006–2012
 Randers HK
2013–2014
 Randers HK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2012
  Denmark 184 (570)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Netherlands Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 3 June 2012

Katrine Fruelund (born 12 July 1978 in Randers, Midtjylland)[1] is a former Danish team handball player and politician. She is two times Olympic champion, winning gold medals with the Danish national team in 2000 and 2004.

After her active career she has taken part in local politics in Randers.

Personal life

Fruelund was born in Randers on 12 July 1978.[2]

Sports career

She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[3] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] She stopped playing for the Danish national team in 2008, but unretired for a single match in 2012.[5][6] She ended her playing career in 2014.[7]

During her career she was one of the dominant players on the Danish National Team, especially at the 2004 Olympics, where she was player of the match and top scorer in the final against South Korea. She has played the fifth most matches on the Danish national team.[8]

Post playing career

After her playing career, she continued to be involved with handball as a talent scout for her childhood club Randers HK. In 2020 she became the assistant trainer for the Danish U-19 national team, and a year later for the Danish U-17 national team.[9]

Political career

In 2013 Katrine Fruelund was elected to the Randers Municipality Council representing the centre-right party Venstre. At the 2017 Danish local elections, she received the third most votes in Randers Municipality.[10]

In 2018 she announced that she intended to run for the European Parliament for Venstre at the 2019 European Parliament election.[11] However early in 2019 she withdrew her candidacy, citing the desire to spend time with her family as the reason.[12] She did however continue as a politician in the Randers Local Council until the 2021 Danish local elections.[10]

Achievements

Club

International

References

  1. ^ "Katrine Fruelund Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Katrine Fruelund". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  4. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  5. ^ Jensen, Finn T. (3 June 2012). "Katrine Fruelund indstiller karrieren" (in Danish). Dansk Håndboldforbund. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Fruelund ikke til OL" (in Danish). Hbold.dk. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Katrine Fruelund? Det laver hun i dag" (in Danish). Billed-bladet.
  8. ^ "KVINDE A-LANDSKAMPE RANGLISTE 1947 – 2023" (in Danish). Håndbold Info.
  9. ^ "Fruelund lander nyt traenerjob – vender tilbage i håndboldens verden" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad.
  10. ^ a b Freund Nielsen, Ivan (9 September 2021). "Døgnet har ikke nok timer for Katrine Fruelund: Trækker sig fra valgkamp med kort varsel". amtsavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ^ "OL Guldvinder stiller op til EU-parlamentsvalget" (in Danish). Altinget.dk.
  12. ^ "Fruelund trækker sig som kandidat: Familien kommer først" (in Danish). Randers Amtsavis.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrine_Fruelund