Anja Hammerseng-Edin
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| Full name | Anja Hammerseng-Edin | ||
| Born |
5 February 1983 Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central back | ||
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| Current club | Larvik HK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
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Anja Hammerseng-Edin (born 5 February 1983) is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Larvik HK and previously played for the Norwegian national team.
She made her début on the Norwegian national team in 2006 and played her last game in 2013.
Individual awards
- MVP of the European Championship: 2012[2]
Personal life
Edin started playing handball when she was 5 years old, with her mother as a trainer.
She is married to fellow handball player Gro Hammerseng, and they have a son together, born on 2 February 2012. Hammerseng and Edin married on 3 August 2013. The couple both play for the Norwegian handball club Larvik HK.[3]
Hammerseng-Edin and her wife wrote a book together titled "Anja + Gro = Mio", which was published in February 2014.
References
- ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Hammerseng og Edin vil skrive bok sammen". NRK (in Norwegian). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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