Birgitte Sættem
| Birgitte Sættem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Birgitte Sættem Jomaas | ||
| Born |
9 July 1978 Molde, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1997–1998 | Sportsklubben Rival | ||
1998–2006 | Larvik HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Norway | 81[1] | (165) |
Birgitte Sættem (born July 9, 1978 in Molde) is a retired Norwegian handball player and Olympic medalist and World Champion. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the Norwegian national team.[2] At the 1999 World Championship at home soil she won a gold medal.[3]
Playing career
She started playing handball at her hometown club Sportsklubben Rival. In 1997 she joined the Norwegian top league team Larvik HK. Here she won the Norwegian championship and Norwegian cup 5 times each, as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2005.[4] In 2003 she missed the World Championship due to a shoulder injury.[5] The shoulder injury would continued to affect her for the rest of her career. She retired in 2006, partly due to injuries and partly due to pregnancy.[6]
Coaching
In 2009 she became a youth coach at Flint Tønsberg. After 4 months she took over the first team, which played in the 2. Division.[7]
Private life
She is married to former Norwegian handball player Geir Jomaas, and they have three kids together.[8]
References
- ^ "Totaloversikt for Sættem, Birgitte". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 11, 2008)
- ^ "XIV. - 1999 - NOR/DEN" (PDF). archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Dette er Birgitte Sættem". op.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "VM ryker for Sættem" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Birgitte Sættem gir seg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Flintspillere blir trent av en verdensmester" (in Norwegian). Flint Tønsberg. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Gamle stjerner holdt ikke helt til gull" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links
- Birgitte Sættem at the European Handball Federation
- Birgitte Sættem at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Birgitte Sættem at Olympedia