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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk is the 300th most popular handball player (down from 252nd in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 809th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Norwegian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 300 out of 420. Before her are Casper Ulrich Mortensen, Marina Rajčić, Isabelle Gulldén, Nathalie Hagman, Renato Sulić, and Rafael Capote. After her are Gøril Snorroeggen, Jakov Gojun, Karin Mortensen, Marija Jovanović, Ivan Ninčević, and Denis Špoljarić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 1,006. Before her are Iván Gutiérrez, Jermain Taylor, Björn Lind, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Masahiro Koga, and Pablo Echenique. After her are Xandee, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Lyndsey Marshal, Takayoshi Ono, Marco Innocenti, and Maurício Rodorigues Alves Domingues.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 863 out of 1,039. Before her are Halvor Egner Granerud (1996), Didrik Tønseth (1991), Filip Ingebrigtsen (1993), Leo Skiri Østigård (1999), Anders Bastiansen (1980), and Dagny (1990). After her are Gøril Snorroeggen (1985), Nina Haver-Løseth (1989), Tiril Udnes Weng (1996), Marion Raven (1984), Tobias Foss (1997), and Adama Diomande (1990).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Norway

Among handball players born in Norway, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk ranks 26. Before her are Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim (1970), Ida Alstad (1985), 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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