Lene Rantala

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Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968 (age 57)
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Lene Rantala
Personal information
Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968 (age 57)
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1900–1993
FIF
1993–1994
Brabrand
1994–1996
Toten HK
1996–1997
IK Junkeren
1997–2014
Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2007
Denmark 226 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2019
Larvik HK (Team manager)
2018–2019
Netherlands (GK coach)
2019
Larvik HK (Head coach)
2019–2023
Vipers Kristiansand (GK coach)
2023–01/2025
Vipers Kristiansand (Assistant coach)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1997 GermanyTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 NorwayTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 Austria/HungaryTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 GermanyTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 DenmarkTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 DenmarkTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 NetherlandsTeam

Lene Rantala (born 10 August 1968) is a Danish former handball player and handball coach, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. Rantala was assistant coach for Vipers Kristiansand in the Norwegian REMA 1000-ligaen until the bankruptcy of the club[1]

National team

During her career she played for Frederiksberg IF and Brabrand in Denmark, before moving to Norway in 1994 to join Toten HK. In 1996 she joined IK Junkeren, where she played for a single season before joining Larvik HK. Here so won 40 titles with the club over a 17-year period.[2] In 2014 she retired at the age of 45 to become a goalkeeping coach at the club.[3] In December 2024 she made a short comeback due to the injury of Larvik goalkeeper Alma Hasanić.[4]

She debuted on the Danish national team on 14 February 1991, and has since played 226 matches for Denmark. This makes her the 3rd most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team ever behind fellow goalkeeper Karin Mortensen and Janne Kolling.[5] She also has the record for the oldest player on the Danish national team ever with 42 years and 307 days.[6] She has won numerous medals with the team, notably including two Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[7] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[8]

Personal life

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