Camilla Andersen

Camilla Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] She is widely regarded as one of the best players Danish handball has ever seen.

Camilla Andersen
Personal information
Born (1973-07-05) 5 July 1973
Gentofte, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 73
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985-1991
 Virum Sorgenfri
1991-1992
 FIF
1992-1993
 Nordstrand IF
1993-1996
 Buxtehuder SV
1996-1997
 Bækkelagets SK
1997-2001
 FIF
2001-2004
 Slagelse FH
2004-2005
 FCK Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-2000
 Denmark 194 (846[1])
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
1997 Germany Team
1993 Norway Team
1995 Austria/Hungary Team
European Championship
1994 Germany Team
1996 Denmark Team
1998 Netherlands Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 July 2013

In 2000, she entered a registered partnership with Norwegian handball player Mia Hundvin, but the couple split three years later.[4] Sports Illustrated ran a lengthy feature on the two, who are much-discussed celebrities in their countries.[5]

After retiring from sports, Camilla Andersen's civil career started as a student in the travel industry of the defunct company, Reisegalleriet. Later she started her travel agency Travel Sense specializing in sports trips.

In 2012, she was admitted to the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark's Hall of Fame as the 27th member.[6]

Achievements
  • Danish Championship:
    • Winner: 2003
    • Silver Medalist: 2004
  • Danish Cup:
    • Winner: 1997, 2002
  • Norwegian Championship:
    • Winner: 1997
  • EHF Champions League
    • Winner: 2004
  • EHF Cup:
    • Winner: 2003
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
    • Winner: 1994

Individual awards
  • All-Star Playmaker of European Championship: 1994, 1998
  • All-Star Playmaker of World Championship: 1997
  • Player of the Year in Denmark: 2003
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References
  1. Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  4. In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games
  5. Gary Smith (October 2, 2000), "In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games", Sports Illustrated, retrieved December 10, 2012
  6. Camilla i Hall of Fame - Håndbold
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