HANDBALL PLAYER

Cecilie Leganger

1975 - Today

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Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Leganger won the 1998 European Championship and the 1999 World Championship with the Norwegian national team, and received the IHF World Player of the Year award in 2001. At club level, Leganger won 27 titles playing for clubs in Norway, Slovenia and Denmark, including three EHF Champions League titles. She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in 1993 at age 17. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilie Leganger is the 133rd most popular handball player (up from 160th in 2019), the 698th most popular biography from Norway (up from 709th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Norwegian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Cecilie Leganger ranks 133 out of 420. Before her are Jaume Fort, Momir Ilić, Iker Romero, Nenad Kljaić, Zoran Mikulić, and Enric Masip. After her are Henning Fritz, Erzsébet Kocsis, Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Lasse Svan Hansen, Božidar Jović, and Sergey Pogorelov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Cecilie Leganger ranks 584. Before her are Kelly, Ezequiel Mosquera, Maritza Rodríguez, Bernard Allou, Mortiis, and Marcelo Miguel. After her are Vladimir Vasilj, Sergey Tetyukhin, Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Ai Maeda, José Manuel Rey, and Wael Gomaa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Cecilie Leganger ranks 698 out of 1,039. Before her are Nils Johan Semb (1959), Anniken Huitfeldt (1969), ICS Vortex (1974), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), Mortiis (1975), and Hanne Haugland (1967). After her are Tord Gustavsen (1970), Kjersti Plätzer (1972), Linda Medalen (1965), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), Haddy N'jie (1979), and Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Norway

Among handball players born in Norway, Cecilie Leganger ranks 7. Before her are Katrine Lunde (1980), Nora Mørk (1991), Heidi Løke (1982), Camilla Herrem (1986), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984), and Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991). After her are Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980), Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (1980), Marit Malm Frafjord (1985), Kari Mette Johansen (1979), Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (1985), and Sander Sagosen (1995).

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