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Heidi Tjugum

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Heidi Tjugum
Personal information
Born (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 51)[1]
Drammen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Playing position Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
Team
Åssiden IF
Glassverket IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
1991–1997
Bækkelagets SK
1997–2003
Viborg HK
2003–2005
Nordstrand IF
2007
Leipzig
2007–2009
Storhamar IL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2008
Norway 175[1] (0)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's Handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Denmark/Norway Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Germany Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Denmark Team

Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.

Personal life

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Tjugum was born in Drammen[2] on 5 September 1973.[1]

Career

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Club career

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As a youth player Tjugum representer the clubs Åssiden IF and Glassverket IF. From 1991 to 1997 she played for Bækkelagets SK, and then from 1997 to 2003 for the Danish club Viborg HK. She played for Nordstrand IF from 2003 to 2005, then for the German club Leipzig in 2007, and for Storhamar IL from 2007 to 2009.[1]

International career

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Playing for the Norway women's national handball team, she received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3] She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]

Norwegian Champion x 2: 1992 and 2003
Danish Champion x 4: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
German Cup: 2007

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Heidi Tjugum". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Heidi Tjugum". olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
  4. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
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