Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Personal information
Born 4 January 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 27)
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 1
Senior clubs
Orkdal I.L.
National team 1
2005– Norway 81 (0)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 December 2011

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985 in Bergen)[1] is a Norwegian handball player, who grew up in the municipality of Skaun. She is goalkeeper for Byåsen I.L. and the Norwegian national team.

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously though she had played for Norway in the European and World Championships for juniors. Since then she has played 57 matches with the senior team and is an Olympic gold medalist, two times European champion and a silver medalist at the World Championship

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Skaun (former name: Børsa/Skaun).

References

  1. ^ a b "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. http://www.siste.no/sport/sommer-ol/article3702520.ece. Retrieved 2009-01-10.