Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

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| name = Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

| image = Kari Grimsbo 20150319.jpg

| nationality = Norwegian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Goalkeeper

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| clubs1 = Orkdal IL

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| clubs2 = Skaun HK

| years3 = {{0|0000}}–2010

| clubs3 = Byåsen IL

| years4 = 2010–2014/2015

| clubs4 = Team Esbjerg

| years5 = 2014/2015–2020

| clubs5 = Győri ETO KC

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2018

| nationalteam1 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 173

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.siste.no/sport/sommer-ol/article3702520.ece|title=Håndballjentene|date=5 August 2008|publisher=Siste.no|language=no|access-date=2009-01-10|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218200812/http://www.siste.no/sport/sommer-ol/article3702520.ece|url-status=dead}}[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2019-20/player/521107/Kari+AalvikGrimsb%C3%B8 EHF profile] Since her retirement she is the goalkeeping coach at Byåsen HE.

Career

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships.

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri ETO in January 2015, she signed a contract for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true." In November 2016 she extended her contract with 3 more years. "There is a great team in Győr at the moment, I'm glad, that I can play here for at least three more years. It is really important for me, that I can play at the highest level with Győri ETO and I can prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games."

In 2018 she announced her temporary retirement from the Norwegian national team. For the qualification games to the Summer Olympics, her return to the national team was announced on Feb 28, 2020. [https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2020/02/handballjentene-til-ol-kval-i-montenegro/] On 30 April 2020, she announced her retirement. [https://www.adressa.no/sport/2020/04/30/H%C3%A5ndball-Kari-Aalvik-Grimsb%C3%B8-legger-opp-21722378.ece]

Achievements

Olympic Games:
Winner: 2008, 2012
Bronze Medalist: 2016
World Championship:
Winner: 2011, 2015
Silver Medalist: 2007, 2017
Bronze Medalist: 2009
European Championship:
Winner: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
EHF Champions League:
Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019
Silver Medalist: 2016
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Magyar Kupa
Winner: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Individual awards

All-Star Goalkeeper of the Summer Olympics: 2012 and 2016
All-Star Team Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League: 2016, 2017, 2018
MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four: 2019

Personal

She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.

References

{{cite web|url=http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=12416|title=Profile – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø|publisher=Norwegian Handball Federation|language=no|access-date=2009-01-10}}