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Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk

1978 - Today

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Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (née Sørlie; born 11 September 1978, in Gjøvik) is a Norwegian sports executive and former team handball player, world champion from 1999, gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympics. She is also a triple European champion with the Norwegian national team, which she previously captained prior to the reign of fellow Gjøvik handballer Gro Hammerseng. She is the only player on the Norwegian team that received all the first five gold medals that the national team won up to the 2008 Olympics. Ending her career for Nordstrand in her second spell, she has previously played for Leipzig, Nordstrand, Snertingdal and Toten. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk is the 329th most popular handball player (down from 257th in 2024), the 910th most popular biography from Norway (down from 809th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Norwegian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 329 out of 420. Before her are Marina Rajčić, Isabelle Gulldén, Nathalie Hagman, Alexandrina Cabral, Renato Sulić, and Rafael Capote. After her are Gøril Snorroeggen, Jakov Gojun, Darko Stanić, Karin Mortensen, Ana Gros, and Petar Nenadić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 1,116. Before her are Déborah Anthonioz, Yuri Nikitin, Daniel Becke, Gianluca Comotto, Masahiro Koga, and Pablo Echenique. After her are Xandee, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Dimple Yadav, Mikko Ronkainen, Lyndsey Marshal, and Takayoshi Ono.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 910 out of 1,039. Before her are Filip Ingebrigtsen (1993), Leo Skiri Østigård (1999), Anders Bastiansen (1980), Liv Kjersti Bergman (1979), Annette Sikveland (1972), and Dagny (1990). After her are John Kristian Dahl (1981), Gøril Snorroeggen (1985), Nina Haver-Løseth (1989), Kristian Hammer (1976), Trine Bakke (1975), and Tiril Udnes Weng (1996).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Norway

Among handball players born in Norway, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 29. Before her are Ida Alstad (1985), Annette Skotvoll (1968), Bjarte Myrhol (1982), Tonje Nøstvold (1985), Kristine Breistøl (1993), and Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (1990). After her are Gøril Snorroeggen (1985), Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (1977), Kari Brattset Dale (1991), Kristian Bjørnsen (1989), Stine Skogrand (1993), and Linn Jørum Sulland (1984).

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