Marit Breivik

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Marit Breivik (born April 10, 1955) is a former Norwegian team handball player, and current head coach for the Norwegian women's national handball team. As coach she lead the team to win the World Women's Handball Championship in 1999, and three times the European Women's Handball Championships, in 1998 (Netherlands), 2004 (Hungary) and 2006 (Sweden).[1][2]

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[edit] Player

As a player she played 140 games with the Norwegian national team from 1975 to 1983. She won three Norwegian national championships with her club Skogn IL.

[edit] Coach

Breivik has been coach for clubs such as Byåsen IL and Larvik HK, and from 1994 head coach for the Norwegian national team.[1] She is appointed at the "Olympiatoppen" where she is responsible coach for teamsports.[3] Among her achievements are one Olympic bronze medal, one World Championship win and two silver medals, three European Championship wins, two silver and one bronze medal.[4]


[edit] Achievements (as coach)

[edit] Olympic Games

  • 1996: 4th
  • 2000: 3rd

[edit] World Championship

  • 1995: 4th
  • 1997: 2nd
  • 1999: 1st
  • 2001: 2nd
  • 2003: 6th
  • 2005: 9th
  • 2007: 2nd

[edit] European Championships

  • 1994: 3rd
  • 1996: 2nd
  • 1998: 1st
  • 2000: 6th
  • 2002: 2nd
  • 2004: 1st
  • 2006: 1st

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Expert Column: Marit Breivik on the CL final – part 3" 2006/2007 EHF Women's Champions League (Retrieved on December 16, 2007)
  2. ^ "Fakta om Marit Breivik" Ringblad – 30.11.2007 (Norwegian) (Retrieved on December 16, 2007)
  3. ^ Olympiatoppen – Fagansvarlige Coaching (Norwegian) (Retrieved on December 16, 2007)
  4. ^ "Håndballjentenes plasseringer i mesterskap" Norges Håndballforbund (Norwegian) (Retrieved on December 16, 2007)


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