Katrine Fruelund
Encyclopedia
Katrine Fruelund is a Danish
team handball
player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
and at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team 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...
and at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
.
Club
- DamehåndboldligaenDanish Women's Handball LeagueThe Danish Women's Handball League is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship...
:- Winner: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
- LandspokalturneringenDanish Handball CupThe Danish handball cup is the nationwide cup tournament for handball teams of Denmark. The competition has been played annually since 1964.- Tournament structure :...
:- Winner: 2003
- BundesligaHandball-Bundesliga FrauenHandball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany.-2010–11 season teams:*SG BBM Bietigheim*HSG Blomberg-Lippe*Buxtehuder SV*FHC Frankfurt*Frisch Auf Göppingen*HC Leipzig*Bayer 04 Leverkusen*VfL Oldenburg*SGH Rosengarten...
:- Winner: 2006
- DHB-Pokal:
- Winner: 2006
- EHF CupWomen's EHF CupThe Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...
:- Winner: 2004, 2010
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2001
International
- Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
:- Winner: 2000, 2004
- European ChampionshipEuropean Women's Handball ChampionshipThe European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
:- Winner: 2002
- Silver Medalist: 1998