Linnea Torstenson
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| Full name | Linnea Marie Torstenson | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1983 Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kilograms (181 lb) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | |||||||||||
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| Current club | CSM București | |||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||
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| –2004 2004–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014 2014– | IFK Strängnäs Skövde HF GOG Svendborg Skövde HF Aalborg DH FCM Håndbold RK Krim Viborg HK CSM București | |||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 2005– | Sweden | 143 (595)[1] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Linnea Marie Torstenson (born 30 March 1983)[2] is a Swedish female handballer who plays as a left back for CSM București in the Romanian Liga Naţională[3] and the Sweden national team. She was among the top ten goalscorers at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She has also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[4]
International honours
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2014
- European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2010
Awards and recognition
- Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
References
- ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Linnea Torstensson Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "Oficial: Manea, Tolnai si Torstenson, doi ani la CSM Bucuresti" (in Romanian). CSM București Official Website. 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Linnea Torstenson". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
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