Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud
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| Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
April 26, 1954 Fredrikstad | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Skjeberg IF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1984 | Norway | 91[1] | (211) |
Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud (born 26 April 1954) is a Norwegian handball player. She played 91 matches and scored more than 200 goals for the Norwegian national team between 1975 and 1984.[1] She participated at the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Norwegian team placed seventh.
Stensrud (then Halvorsen) was top scorer ("skytterdronning") in the Norwegian League in the 1982/83 season (153 goals) and the 1985/86 season (168 goals), playing for the club Skjeberg IF.[2]
After her active career, Stensrud was member of the staff as video analyst for the Norwegian women's national handball team.[3][4][5]
She was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2013.[6]
