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She made her national team debut in 2000. She has led Norway to two consecutive victories in the [[European Women's Handball Championship]], in 2004 and 2006, being voted the tournament's most valuable player both times. As of 30 March 2008, she has played 135 games for Norway, scoring 540 goals.<ref>Handball.no: [http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=3349 Gro Hammerseng] {{no icon}}</ref> |
She made her national team debut in 2000. She has led Norway to two consecutive victories in the [[European Women's Handball Championship]], in 2004 and 2006, being voted the tournament's most valuable player both times. As of 30 March 2008, she has played 135 games for Norway, scoring 540 goals.<ref>Handball.no: [http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=3349 Gro Hammerseng] {{no icon}}</ref> |
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She is in a long-term relationship with fellow Ikast and Norway player [[Katja Nyberg]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Strømsheim |last=Gro |coauthors=Sigve Kvamme |title=- Ja, vi er kjærester |url= http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2005/10/23/447220.html |work=Dagbladet |date=23 October 2005 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2008-02-13 }}</ref> |
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In the lead-up to the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]] Hammerseng has joined other Norwegian athletes in an [[Amnesty International]] campaign for human rights in the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/english/article2374995.ece Norwegian athletes get legal advice on protest rights], [[Aftenposten]], 17 April 2008</ref> |
In the lead-up to the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]] Hammerseng has joined other Norwegian athletes in an [[Amnesty International]] campaign for human rights in the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/english/article2374995.ece Norwegian athletes get legal advice on protest rights], [[Aftenposten]], 17 April 2008</ref> |
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Gro Hammerseng (born April 10 1980 in Gjøvik) is a Norwegian handball player. She is currently the captain of the Norway women's national handball team, and plays club handball for Danish club Ikast-Bording.
She started her club career in now-defunct Vardal, and later played for Raufoss and Gjøvik og Vardal.
She made her national team debut in 2000. She has led Norway to two consecutive victories in the European Women's Handball Championship, in 2004 and 2006, being voted the tournament's most valuable player both times. As of 30 March 2008, she has played 135 games for Norway, scoring 540 goals.[1]
She is in a long-term relationship with fellow Ikast and Norway player Katja Nyberg.[2]
In the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Hammerseng has joined other Norwegian athletes in an Amnesty International campaign for human rights in the People's Republic of China.[3]
She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2007.
Notes
- ^ Handball.no: Gro Hammerseng Template:No icon
- ^ Gro, Strømsheim (23 October 2005). "- Ja, vi er kjærester". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-02-13.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Norwegian athletes get legal advice on protest rights, Aftenposten, 17 April 2008