Elisabeth Hilmo
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Trondheim, Norway
| Elisabeth Hilmo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 November 1976 Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Line player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Selbu IL | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2001 | Selbu IL | ||
2001-2002 | Byåsen IL | ||
2002-2004 | Selbu IL | ||
2002-2007 | Larvik HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2006 | Norway | 180 | (282) |
Medal record | |||
Elisabeth Hilmo (born 29 November 1976) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion. She was primarily known as a defensively strong player. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]
Club career
Hilmo started playing handball aged 7 at her hometown club Selbu IL.[3] With them she eventually played in the top division in Norway. After the team was relegated, she joined Byåsen IL.[3] A year later she returned to Selbu, after they had returned to the top division.[3]
In 2004 she joined Larvik HK,[3] where she won the Norwegian championship three times in a row from 2005 to 2007.
Due to pregnancy she retired in December 2007.[4]
National team
She made her debut for the Norwegian national team on 25 September 1998 against Russia.[3][1] Her first major international tournament was the 1998 European Championship, where Norway won gold medals.[3] This was the first time Norway won the tournament.[5]
A year later she won gold medals at the 1999 World Championship.[1]
Awards and recognitions
Hilmo was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2010.[6]
