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Karin Mortensen

1977 - Today

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Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a Danish former team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as the 2002 European Women's Handball Championship where she was awarded the MVP award for the tournament. She retired from the national team in September 2012 after the 2012 Olympics. Having played 233 matches, she is the second most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team (second to Janne Kolling with 250 matches), and the most matches as Goalkeeper. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Karin Mortensen is the 334th most popular handball player (up from 342nd in 2024), the 950th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 933rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Danish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Karin Mortensen ranks 334 out of 420. Before her are Renato Sulić, Rafael Capote, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Gøril Snorroeggen, Jakov Gojun, and Darko Stanić. After her are Ana Gros, Petar Nenadić, Marija Jovanović, Ivan Ninčević, Denis Špoljarić, and Jonas Larholm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Karin Mortensen ranks 1,111. Before her are Akiva Schaffer, Jane Monheit, Leszek Blanik, Miranda Raison, Beau Willimon, and Yelena Mikulich. After her are Jan-Michael Gambill, Lisa Kaltenegger, Maike Nollen, Dimos Dikoudis, Jun Uchida, and Daisuke Nakaharai.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Karin Mortensen ranks 950 out of 1,032. Before her are Mohamed Daramy (2002), Michael Gravgaard (1978), Lasse Vibe (1987), Stephan Mølvig (1979), Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989), and Susanne Munk Wilbek (1967). After her are Yahya Hassan (1995), Peter Løvenkrands (1980), Rasmus Quist Hansen (1980), Peter Regin (1986), Karen Hækkerup (1974), and Patrick Dorgu (2004).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark

Among handball players born in Denmark, Karin Mortensen ranks 32. Before her are Emil Nielsen (1997), Morten Olsen (1984), Lasse Andersson (1994), Kevin Møller (1989), Kasper Hvidt (1976), and Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989). After her are Tonje Kjærgaard (1975), Henriette Mikkelsen (1980), Rikke Skov (1980), Kasper Søndergaard (1981), Lotte Kiærskou (1975), and Mads Christiansen (1986).

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