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Zoë van der Weel
Zoë van der Weel at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Zoë Hélène Frédérique van der Weel
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 33)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality British / Norwegian
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 4
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007-2008
Byåsen HE
2008-2009
Selbu IL
2009-2010
Byåsen HE
2010-2011
Nordstrand IF
2012-2016
Njård IL
2016-2020
Aker Topphåndball
National team
Years Team Apps
2012
Great Britain 5

Zoë van der Weel (born 14 November 1990) is a British-Norwegian retired handball player, who plays for the Norwegian club Aker Topphåndball. She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] van der Weel was born in Edinburgh to Dutch parents and moved to Trondheim in Norway at age five. She is a dual citizen of Norway and the United Kingdom. She has played for the Norwegian teams Byåsen IL and Nordstrand IF, and studied sports biology at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Zoe van der Weel". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Zoe van der Weel". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ Strand, Sigbjørn (30 July 2012). "De norsk-britiske jentene får bryllups-tilbud på Twitter". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 March 2015.