Jeanette Nilsen

Jeanette Nilsen
Personal information
Born (1972-06-27) 27 June 1972
Skien, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
 Skotfoss
–
 Gulset
–
 Larvik HK
–
 Gjerpen IF
1998-2003
 Nordstrand IF
2003-2007
 Horsens HK
2007-2008
 Stabæk Håndball
2008-2009
 Njård IL
2009-2010
 Nordstrand IF
2010-2011
 Selbu IL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2000
 Norway 91 (2)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 Denmark/NorwayTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 GermanyTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1998 NetherlandsTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 DenmarkTeam

Jeanette Nilsen (born 27 June 1972) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999.[1] She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998.[3] This was the first time Norway won that title.[4]

She played for Njård IL, Stabæk, Nordstrand IF, Seibu IL, Gjerpen IF, Larvik HK, Gulset and Skotfoss in Norway and Horsens HK in Denmark. She is also a teacher for physical education at Ullern Vgs in Oslo.

References

  1. ↑ "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). 18 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
  3. ↑ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  4. ↑ "Women's EHF Euro 1998". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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