Ragnhild Aamodt
Encyclopedia
Ragnhild Aamodt is a Norwegian
handball
player. She currently plays for the Norwegian
club Sarpsborg. Until March 2009 she also played for the Norwegian national team
.
She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2002, and played 133 matches and scored 314 goals until her retirement on March 2009. She is a 3 time European champion, from 2004 to 2008. She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
and a golden medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
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...
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. She currently plays for the Norwegian
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...
club Sarpsborg. Until March 2009 she also played for the Norwegian national team
Norway women's national handball team
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....
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She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2002, and played 133 matches and scored 314 goals until her retirement on March 2009. She is a 3 time European champion, from 2004 to 2008. She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
2007 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship took place in France from 2 December to 16 December 2007. It was the 18th team handball world championship for women. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament...
and a golden medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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