Camilla Andersen

Danish handball player (born 1973)

Camilla Andersen
Personal information
Born (1973-07-05) 5 July 1973 (age 50)
Gentofte, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985–1991
 Virum Sorgenfri
1991–1992
 FIF
1992–1993
 Nordstrand IF
1993–1996
 Buxtehuder SV
1996–1997
 Bækkelagets SK
1997–2001
 FIF
2001–2004
 Slagelse FH
2004–2005
 FCK Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2000
 Denmark 194 (846[1])
Medal record
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 July 2013

Camilla Røseler Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] She is widely regarded as one of the best players Danish handball has ever seen. With 846 goals she has scored the most goals in the Danish Women's national team, ever[4] and she has played the 4th most matches on the national team.[5]

Both of her parents, Gert Andersen og Toni Røseler as well as her maternal Grandfather, Walter Røseler, were also handball players and played on their respective Danish national teams.

In 2000, she entered a registered partnership with Norwegian handball player Mia Hundvin, but the couple split three years later.[6] Sports Illustrated ran a lengthy feature on the two, who are much-discussed celebrities in their countries.[7]

After retiring from sports, Camilla Andersen's civil career started as a student in the travel industry of the defunct company, Reisegalleriet. Later she started her travel agency Travel Sense specializing in sports trips.

In 2012, she was admitted to the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark's Hall of Fame as the 27th member.[8]

Achievements

Individual awards

  • All-Star Playmaker of European Championship: 1994, 1998
  • All-Star Playmaker of World Championship: 1997
  • Player of the Year in Denmark: 2003

References

  1. ^ Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  4. ^ "Seks rekordholdere på det danske dame- og herrelandshold" (in Danish). 888sport.
  5. ^ "KVINDE A-LANDSKAMPE RANGLISTE 1947 - 2023" (in Danish). Håndbold Info.
  6. ^ In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games
  7. ^ Gary Smith (2 October 2000), "In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games", Sports Illustrated, retrieved 10 December 2012
  8. ^ Camilla i Hall of Fame - Håndbold
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Denmark squad – 1994 European Championship – Gold medal (1st title)
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Denmark squad – 1995 World Championship – Bronze medal
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Denmark squad – Women's handball – 1996 Summer Olympics (1st Title)
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Denmark squad – 1996 European Championship – Gold medal (2nd title)
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Denmark squad – 1999 World Championship – 6th place
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Denmark squad – Women's handball – 2000 Summer Olympics (2nd Title)
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