Kjersti Beck
Norwegian handball player (born 1979)
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Kjersti Beck (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian former handball goalkeeper for the Norwegian National Team.
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| Born | September 5, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Viken BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Byåsen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Sletne IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Byåsen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | BM Mar Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Gjøvik HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Norway | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Indoor career
She played for BM Mar Valencia and Byåsen I.L.,[1] and has also worked as a Radio host for Radio Adressa, and is a qualified physical therapist.
She has played 28 games for the National Team, and won the European Championship in 2004.[2]
She retired in 2013.[3]
Beach handball
In 2013 she participated in 2013 European Beach Handball Championship in Randers, Denmark, where Norway took Bronze medals, beeting Ukraine in third-place playoff.[4] She also played at the 2013 World Games, where Norway once again won bronzemedals, losing to Hungary in the semifinal, and beating Chinese Taipei in the third-place playoff.[5]
Post playing Career
She worked as project coordinator on the 2016 Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.[6]
