Kari Mette Johansen

Norwegian handball player (born 1979)

Kari Mette Johansen
Kari Mette Johansen during the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.
Personal information
Born (1979-01-11) 11 January 1979 (age 45)
Fredrikstad
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2014
 Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012
 Norway 203 (493)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hungary Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway Team

Kari Mette Johansen (born 11th January 1979) is a Norwegian team handball player, a two time Olympic champion, once a world champion and four times European champion. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian National Team.

Career

Born in Fredrikstad on 11 January 1979,[1] Kari Mette Johansen played for the Norwegian club Larvik HK.[2] She made her debut on the national team in 2004, where she played 203 matches and scored 493 goals.[3] She is now retired.

She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.[2]

She was awarded the trophy Håndballstatuetten from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2018.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf. "Kari Mette Johansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kari Mette Johansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Johansen, Kari Mette" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2019.


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Norway squad – 2009 World Championship – Bronze medal
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