Katrine Lunde facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Katrine Lunde |
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| Born | 30 March 1980 Kristiansand, Norway |
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2004–2007
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Aalborg DH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007–2010
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2010–2015
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Győri ETO KC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015–2017
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2017–01/2025
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Vipers Kristiansand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norway | 371 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Katrine Lunde (born March 30, 1980) is a famous Norwegian professional handball goalkeeper. She is known for being one of the best goalkeepers in the world. She played for the Norwegian national team for many years.
Katrine has won many big awards. She has gold medals from the Olympic Games, World Championships, and European Championships with Norway. She also won club victories in the EHF Champions League. She has won national championships in Denmark, Hungary, Russia, and Norway. Katrine is the twin sister of another handball player, Kristine Lunde-Borgersen.
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About Katrine Lunde
Katrine Lunde was born in Kristiansand, Norway, on March 30, 1980. She has an identical twin sister named Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, who also plays handball.
Katrine's Handball Journey
Club Career
Katrine started playing handball at a young age. Her first clubs were Hånes and Kristiansand. Later, she played for Våg and Aalborg DH.
She became very successful with Viborg HK. She won the top European club competition, the Champions League, with Viborg in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, Katrine moved to Hungary to play for Győri ETO KC. After that, in 2015, she joined the Russian club Rostov-Don. In 2017, she returned to Norway to play for Vipers Kristiansand. Her contract with Vipers was set to last until 2025. However, the club faced financial problems and stopped playing in January 2025.
International Career
Katrine Lunde joined the Norwegian national team in 2002. She has won many gold medals with her country.
- She is a six-time European champion, winning in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, and 2022.
- She won the World Championship in 2011 and 2021. She also earned silver medals in 2007, 2017, and 2023, and a bronze medal in 2009.
- At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won a gold medal with her twin sister. She was chosen as the best goalkeeper of that tournament.
- She also won another Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
- In 2024, she won her third Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament. This was her fifth Olympic medal overall: three gold and two bronze.
Katrine has played in 24 major international championships for Norway.
Major Achievements
- Olympic Games:
- Gold: 2008, 2012, 2024
- Bronze: 2016, 2020
- World Championship:
- Gold: 2011, 2021
- Silver: 2007, 2017, 2023
- Bronze: 2009
- European Championship:
- Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022, 2024
- Silver: 2002, 2012
- Danish League:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2007, 2008
- Hungarian League:
- Winner: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Hungarian Cup:
- Winner: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2017
- Norwegian League:
- Winner: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
- Norwegian Cup:
- Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022/23, 2023/24
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Summer Olympics: 2024
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the Olympic Games: 2008, 2020
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2008, 2010, 2012
- Foreign Handballer of the Year in Hungary: 2013
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2017
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the Champions League: 2019
- All-Star Goalkeeper of Eliteserien (Norwegian League): 2018/2019, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
- EHF Excellence Awards Best goalkeeper of the season: 2022/23
- EHF Excellence Awards MVP: 2022/23
See also
In Spanish: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen para niños
