Kjerstin Andersen

{{short description|Norwegian handball player (born 1958)}}

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| nationality = Norwegian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|11|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Porsgrunn, Norway

| height = 179 cm

| position = Goalkeeper

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| clubs1 = Skien BK

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| clubs2 = Gjerpen IF

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| nationalyears1 = 1984–1990

| nationalteam1 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 106

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition|World championship}}

{{MedalBronze | 1986 Netherlands | Team }}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/kjerstin-andersen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/kjerstin-andersen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kjerstin Andersen |accessdate=2 May 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=HAN "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531095221/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=HAN |date=31 May 2008 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)

Handball career

=Club career=

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

=International career=

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.{{cite book |title=Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene |chapter=De 25 medaljemesterskapene |first=Stian |last=Haraldsen |year=2016 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |isbn=978-82-03-29618-5 |pages=144–159 }}

=Awards=

She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Utmerkelser |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/om-oss/organisasjon/utmerkelser/#Håndballstatuetten |website=handball.no |access-date=11 June 2025 |language=no}}

Personal life

Andersen was born in Porsgrunn on 23 November 1958.

References

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{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kjerstin Andersen |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-first=Erik | editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kjerstin_Andersen |language=no |accessdate=28 May 2024}}

{{Cite web |title=Kjerstin Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/32464 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=28 May 2024 }}

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