The Norway women's national beach handball team represents Norway

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...

 in international beach handball

Beach handball

Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to team handball, but is not played in a sports hall but on sand instead...

 competitions. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation

Norwegian Handball Federation

The Norwegian Handball Federation is the national handball association in Norway.The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports , the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Its headquarters are in Oslo...

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Results

The Norwegian team received a bronze medal at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship

European Beach Handball Championship

The European Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national beach handball teams of Europe. It was first organized by the EHF in 2000. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.-...

, where Linn Jørum Sulland

Linn Jørum Sulland

Linn Jørum Sulland is a Norwegian handballer playing for Larvik HK. She also participates in the handball and beach handball national teams. Until July 2009 she played for Stabæk IF.- Handball :...

 finished as top scorer and Ingrid Ødegård

Ingrid Ødegård

Ingrid Ødegård is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper, playing for FCM Håndbold, the Norwegian national beach handball team and the B side of the national handball team.- Club career :...

 was named Best Goalkeeper.

In 2009 they reached the final of the European tournament, but lost to Italy

Italy women's national beach handball team

The Italy women's national beach handball team is the national team of Italy. It is governed by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball and takes part in international beach handball competitions.-Results:* 2004 Beach Handball World Championships: 3rd...

 after an even shootout and a golden goal in front of a home audience in Larvik

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

. Line player Ane Brustuen was awarded Best Player of the women's tournament.

Norway won their first gold medal at the 2010 World Championship

2010 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2010 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Antalya in Turkey between 23–27 June. It was the fourth edition of the event. Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets was the winner of a match...

 in Antalya

Antalya

Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Ane Brustuen was again named MVP of the tournament.