HANDBALL PLAYER

Anja Andersen

1969 - Today

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Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish former team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Year. She is widely regarded as one of the best female handball players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Anja Andersen is the 62nd most popular handball player (up from 68th in 2024), the 664th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Anja Andersen ranks 62 out of 420. Before her are Kiril Lazarov, Cristian Gațu, Tomas Svensson, Pavle Jurina, Radu Voina, and Luc Abalo. After her are Vlado Šola, Jerzy Klempel, Heiner Brand, Josef Krejci, Daniel Narcisse, and Ólafur Stefánsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Anja Andersen ranks 467. Before her are Delfí Geli, Eduardo Santamarina, Roberto Balado, John Kiffmeyer, Jon Huertas, and Sergei Yuran. After her are Duma Boko, Stéphane Lannoy, Akemi Noda, Alexey Dreev, Haneen Zoabi, and Viktor Skrypnyk.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Anja Andersen ranks 664 out of 1,032. Before her are John Tchicai (1936), Roland Møller (1972), Emre Mor (1997), Rolf Sørensen (1965), Bent Christensen Arensøe (1967), and Iván García (null). After her are Bjørn Tidmand (1940), Lasse Schöne (1986), Peter Gade (1976), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), Caroline Wozniacki (1990), and Reno Olsen (1947).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark

Among handball players born in Denmark, Anja Andersen ranks 3. Before her are Mikkel Hansen (1987), and Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988). After her are Lars Christiansen (1972), Mathias Gidsel (1999), Hans Lindberg (1981), Lasse Svan Hansen (1983), Lene Rantala (1968), Anne Dorthe Tanderup (1972), Henrik Møllgaard (1985), Henrik Toft Hansen (1986), and Janne Kolling (1968).

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