Vigdis Hårsaker is a 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...

 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, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.

She first played handball for Sjetne, but at age 14, she transferred to Byåsen. Except for the year she went to France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 to study the language (she was on loan by Byåsen), and the two years in which she moved to Larvik HK

Larvik HK

Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

, Hårsaker has played most of her professional career in Byåsen.

Hårsaker debuted on 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....

 in 2000, at age 19. Since then, she has played a total of 130 matches, scoring 334 times. She was part of the team that won silver in the 2002 European Championship

2002 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:...

 and a gold in the subsequent 2004 Championship

2004 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:...

. She has also twice won the silver medal at the World Championship

World Women's Handball Championship

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, in 2001, Italy

2001 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held between December 4 and December 16, 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.-Final standings:Source:...

 and 2007, France

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...

.

Achievements

• 2007: World 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...
  
   - Silver
• 2006: Norwegian League (Byåsen IL) - Silver
• 2005: Norwegian League (Larvik HK
  Larvik HK
  Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...
  
  ) - Gold

EHF Cup Winners Cup (Larvik HK

Larvik HK

Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

) - Gold

• 2004: Norwegian League (Larvik HK
  Larvik HK
  Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...
  
  ) - Bronze

European Championship

2004 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:...

 - Gold

Norwegian League Right Back Player of the Year

• 2002: European Championship
  2002 European Women's Handball Championship
  The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:...
  
   - Silver
• 2001: World Championship
  2001 World Women's Handball Championship
  The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held between December 4 and December 16, 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.-Final standings:Source:...
  
  - Silver