HANDBALL PLAYER
Janne Kolling
1968 - Today

Janne Kolling
Janne Kolling (born 12 July 1968) is a Danish former team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She is the most tenured player ever on the Danish Women's national team with 250 matches, and she has scored the second most goals on the national team, only surpassed by Camilla Andersen. In 2001 she retired due to knee injury. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Janne Kolling is the 191st most popular handball player (up from 221st in 2024), the 847th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 840th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Handball Player.
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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS
Among handball players, Janne Kolling ranks 191 out of 420. Before her are Per Carlén, Dmitri Torgovanov, Kjersti Grini, Silje Solberg, Jonas Källman, and Víctor Tomás. After her are Eduarda Amorim, Niclas Ekberg, Valner Franković, Mattias Andersson, Manuel Štrlek, and Jim Gottfridsson.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPer Carlén
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 185
Dmitri Torgovanov
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 186
Kjersti Grini
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 187
Silje Solberg
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 188
Jonas Källman
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 189
Víctor Tomás
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 190
Janne Kolling
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 191
Eduarda Amorim
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 192
Niclas Ekberg
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 193
Valner Franković
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 194
Mattias Andersson
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 195
Manuel Štrlek
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 196
Jim Gottfridsson
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 197
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Janne Kolling ranks 943. Before her are Adam Rich, Péter Farkas, Roberto Di Donna, Juan Holgado, Tom Goodman-Hill, and Francisco Roig. After her are Valner Franković, Greg Baker, Richard Igbineghu, Gabriel Correa, Marie-Claire Restoux, and Steffen Fetzner.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsAdam Rich
ACTOR
1968 - 2023
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 937
Péter Farkas
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 938
Roberto Di Donna
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 939
Juan Holgado
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 940
Tom Goodman-Hill
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 941
Francisco Roig
TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 942
Janne Kolling
HANDBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 943
Valner Franković
HANDBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 944
Greg Baker
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 945
Richard Igbineghu
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 946
Gabriel Correa
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 947
Marie-Claire Restoux
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 948
Steffen Fetzner
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 949
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Janne Kolling ranks 847 out of 1,032. Before her are Mikkel Beckmann (1983), Andreas Skov Olsen (1999), Jacob Aagaard (1973), Luke Campbell (null), Høgni Hoydal (1966), and Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011). After her are Morten Bruun (1965), Pernille Blume (1994), Alex Rasmussen (1984), Mark Madsen (1984), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1998), and Jannick Green (1988).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsMikkel Beckmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 841
Andreas Skov Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 842
Jacob Aagaard
CHESS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 843
Luke Campbell
ATHLETE
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 844
Høgni Hoydal
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 845
Prince Vincent of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
2011 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 846
Janne Kolling
HANDBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 847
Morten Bruun
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 848
Pernille Blume
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 849
Alex Rasmussen
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 850
Mark Madsen
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 851
Jacob Bruun Larsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 852
Jannick Green
HANDBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 853
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark
Among handball players born in Denmark, Janne Kolling ranks 12. Before her are Hans Lindberg (1981), Lasse Svan Hansen (1983), Lene Rantala (1968), Anne Dorthe Tanderup (1972), Henrik Møllgaard (1985), and Henrik Toft Hansen (1986). After her are Jannick Green (1988), Camilla Andersen (1973), Anders Eggert (1982), Mads Mensah Larsen (1991), Anette Hoffmann (1971), and Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (1991).
Hans Lindberg
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 6
Lasse Svan Hansen
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7
Lene Rantala
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 8
Anne Dorthe Tanderup
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 9
Henrik Møllgaard
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 10
Henrik Toft Hansen
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 11
Janne Kolling
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 12
Jannick Green
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 13
Camilla Andersen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 14
Anders Eggert
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 15
Mads Mensah Larsen
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 16
Anette Hoffmann
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 17
Rasmus Lauge Schmidt
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 18














































