Gro Espeseth
Encyclopedia
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian
footballer
, world champion and olympic champion.
She played for the clubs Sandviken
and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team
in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.
She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, and a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, world champion and olympic champion.
She played for the clubs Sandviken
IL Sandviken
IL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...
in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.
She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, and a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Olympics
- Atlanta 1996Football at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....
- Bronze - Sydney 2000Football at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
- Gold
FIFA Women's World Cup
- 1991 FIFA World Cup in China - Silver
- 1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden - Gold