Mette Vestergaard
Mette Vestergaard Larsen (born 27 November 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and coach. During her playing career she became two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[1] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
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| Full name | Mette Vestergaard Larsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
27 November 1975 Taastrup, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982-1992 | Rødovre HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992-1994 | Rødovre HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–2002 | FIF Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002-2006 | FCK Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Lyngby HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995-2005 | Denmark | 181 | (519) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Between 2015 and 2020 she was part of the staff around the Danish Women's National Team.[3]
References
- "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 12 February 2008)
- "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 12 February 2008)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160709012027/http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2015/Maj/mette_vestergaard_i_ny_landsholdsrolle
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