Isabel Blanco

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Isabel Blanco
Personal information
Born (1979-05-10) 10 May 1979
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionPivot
Club information
Current clubLarvik HK
Number5
National team
2004–Norway79 (156)[1]

Isabel Blanco (born May 10, 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian handball player. She is currently a line player for the Norwegian club Larvik HK and the Norwegian National Team.

Club career

Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes, Club El Ferrobus Mislata and Aalborg DH. She obtained a silver medal in the 2005 and 2008 Danish championships, and a bronze medal in 2006, when she was voted Pivot of the Year in the Danish league.

National team

She won a gold medal at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship with the Norwegian national team[2] and again at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.

Personal life

Her father is Spanish, but except for the one year at Club El Ferrobus Mislata she has not lived in Spain.[3]

Blanco is an avid painter and photographer, and has stated on numerous occasions that she would like to pursue them as a career when she is done with handball. Blanco has her own website where she sells her paintings.[4]

References

  1. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Norway". IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013. 
  2. "6th European Handball Championships Hungary 2004 Team Norway" (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
  3. Christiansen, Anders K. (11 December 2004). "- Vi bør slå Spania". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 December 2008. 
  4. isabelblanco.com
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