Kjerstin Andersen

Kjerstin Andersen
Kjerstin Andersen
Personal information
Born	23 November 1958 (age 66); Porsgrunn, Norway
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Skien BK
	Gjerpen IF
National team
Years	Team
1984–1990	Norway
Medal record
Representing Norway
Women's handball
Olympic Games
World championship

Kjerstin Andersen (born 23 November 1958) is a Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team.^[1]^[2]

Handball career

Andersen played for the clubs Skien BK and Gjerpen IF. She won national titles with Gjerpen in 1985 and 1986.^[3]

Andersen played 106 games for the national team during her career, between 1984 and 1990. She won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship, and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4]

Andersen was born in Porsgrunn on 23 November 1958.^[5]

^ "Kjerstin Andersen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
^ ^a ^b Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kjerstin Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
^ "Kjerstin Andersen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 May 2024.