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Trine Haltvik

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Trine Haltvik
Personal information
Born (1965-03-23) 23 March 1965 (age 60)
Trondheim, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1981–1999
Byåsen IL
1999–2000
Remudas Gran Canaria
2000–2006
Byåsen IL
2010-2012
Selbu IL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984-2000
Norway 241 (834)
Teams managed
Norway U17
2012-
Selbu IL
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Denmark/Norway
Silver medal – second place 1997 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Netherlands
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 1996 Denmark

Trine Haltvik (born 23 March 1965) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player. Currently she is coach for the |Norwegian girls' under-17 team.[1] She was voted World Player of the Year 1998 by the International Handball Federation.[2] Her loyalty to Byåsen IL and relative old age for a professional athlete, has given her the nickname "Mor" or Mother.

Career

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Haltvik started her handball career at just 16 for Byåsen IL. Here she won the Norwegian Championship 5 times.[3] She played for Byåsen her entire career with the exception of a year playing for Remudas Gran Canaria in Spain.[3][4] she retired in 2006 after she had become a mother for a third time.[5]

In October 2010 she made a comeback for Selbu IL, where she played with her oldest daughter Katinka.[6] In March 2011 she retired again,[5] but for the 2011-12 season she made a second comeback at the age of 46.[7]

She has played in 241 games for the Norwegian national team, scoring 834 goals.[8] She won gold medals at the 1998 European Women's Handball Championship and the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship. She represented Norway at three Olympics, in 1988, 1996 and 2000, winning a silver medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 2000.

Coaching career

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While still playing she became a coach at the Norwegian girls' under-17 team.[9][1] In 2012 she became the head coach of Selbu IL.[10]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Oversikt over ansatte i Norges Håndballforbund" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Previous World Handball Players". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b snl.no: Store Norske Leksikon: Trine Haltvik, retrieved 7 December 2013
  4. ^ "Derfor valgte Trine Haltvik å forlate Norge" (in Norwegian). tv2.no. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Nå er det slutt for godt" (in Norwegian). seher.no. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Nytt elitecomeback for Trine Haltvik (45)" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Trine Haltvik (46) gjør comeback igjen" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Landskampstatistikk – Trine Haltvik" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  9. ^ "På vei mot landslaget" (in Norwegian). Demokraten. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Tok jobben til samboeren" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year – Women
1998
Succeeded by