Heidi Tjugum
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| Heidi Tjugum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
5 September 1973[1] Drammen, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Åssiden IF | ||
– | Glassverket IF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1991–1997 | Bækkelagets SK | ||
1997–2003 | Viborg HK | ||
2003–2005 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2007 | HC Leipzig | ||
2007–2009 | Storhamar IL | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–2008 | Norway | 175[1] | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.
Career
Club career
As a youth player Tjugum representer the clubs Åssiden IF and Glassverket IF. From 1991 to 1997 she played for Bækkelagets SK, and then from 1997 to 2003 for the Danish club Viborg HK.[3] She played for Nordstrand IF from 2003 to 2005, then for the German club HC Leipzig in 2007, and for Storhamar IL from 2007 to 2009.[1]
International career
Playing for the Norway women's national handball team, she received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[4] She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[5]
At the 1998 European Championship she won gold medals. This was the first time ever, Norway one said tournament.[6] A year later she won gold medals at the 1999 World Championship.[7]
Awards and recognotions
Tjugum was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2010.[8]
