Norway women's national handball team

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Olympic medal record
Women's Handball
Silver 1988 Seoul Team
Silver 1992 Barcelona Team
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team

The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Norway has been among the world elite in women's handball since the break-through at the 1986 World Championship where the team won a bronze medal. Since then, Norway has won three European Women's Handball Championships, and one World Women's Handball Championship. Norway has also participated in two final matches of the Summer Olympics, but never won. Norway is the most successful team in the European Championships, having won three golds, two silvers, and one bronze out of seven tournaments. The only time Norway finished outside of the top three was at the 2000 European Championship.

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(Team Roster: Cecilie Leganger, Heidi Tjugum, Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Kjersti Grini, Trine Haltvik, Tonje Larsen, Elisabeth Hilmo, Kristine Duvholt, Mette Davidsen, Jeanette Nilsen)
(Team roster: Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Kristine Lunde, Kari Mette Johansen, Isabel Blanco, Vigdis Hårsaker, Randi Gustad, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Elisabeth Hilmo, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Ragnhild Aamodt, Camilla Thorsen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Kjersti Beck, Terese Pedersen, Katrine Lunde)
(Team roster: Katrine Lunde, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Marianne Rokne, Tonje Nøstvold, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Ragnhild Aamodt, Kari Mette Johansen, Terese Pedersen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Anne Kjersti Suvdal, Kristine Lunde)
(Team roster: Katrine Lunde, Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Tonje Nøstvold, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Ragnhild Aamodt, Kari Mette Johansen, Terese Pedersen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Linn Jørum Sulland, Vigdis Hårsaker)


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