Heidi Tjugum

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Heidi Tjugum
Personal information
Born (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 52)[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)

Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.

Personal life

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Tjugum was born in Drammen[2] on 5 September 1973.[1]

Career

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Club career

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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

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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

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Tjugum was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2010.[8]

Titles

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Norwegian Champion x 2: 1992 and 2003
EHF Cup x 1: 1999
Danish Champion x 4: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
German Cup: 2007

References

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  4. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
  5. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
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