Lotte Kiærskou

Lotte Kiærskou (born 23 June 1975 in Frederikshavn, Nordjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[1] and again four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]

Lotte Kiærskou
Personal information
Born (1975-06-23) 23 June 1975
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1981-1991
 Strandby/Elling
Senior clubs
Years Team
1991–2001
 Frederikshavn fI
2001–2005
 Viborg HK
2006–2007
 Randers HK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2005
 Denmark 111 (414)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team
2000 Sydney Team
European Championship
1998 Netherlands Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19 April 2012

Kiærskou is openly lesbian. She met fellow handballer Rikke Skov as teammates for Viborg HK, and "never had any thought to keep their relationship secret."[3] They were in a registered partnership as allowed by Danish law.[3] but split in 2011.[4] Lotte, now retired, she works as a teacher in a school in Viborg gave birth to the ex-couple’s two daughters (Caroline in 2006, and Anna in 2008).[3]

References
  1. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
  2. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
  3. "2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty — Rikke Skov". 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "Kendt håndboldpar skilles". Retrieved 29 August 2017.


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