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Karoline Dyhre Breivang

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Karoline Dyhre Breivang
Karoline Dyhre Breivang in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang
Born (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44)
Oslo, Norway[1]
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 8
Youth career
Years Team
1985-1995
 Stabæk
1995-1998
 Hosle IL
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2005
 Stabæk IF
2005–2017
 Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2015
 Norway 305 (475)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hungary Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia Team

Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang (born 10 May 1980) is a retired Norwegian handball player. She is a double Olympic gold medalist,[1] a world champion and five time European champion.

She is known for her versality on the court and for being a good defensive player.[2]

Career

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Breivang started playing handball at the age of 4 at Stabæk. Aged 15 she joined Hosle IL.[2] After three years she returned to Stabæk, where she made her senior debut at the age of 18.[2]

In 2005 she left Stabæk and joined Larvik HK.[3] Here she won the Norwegian championship 11 times in row from 2005-06 to 2016-17. In 2008 she won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup and in 2011 she won the Champions League.

Between the fall of 2016 and February 2017 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy leave. After the 2016-17 season she retired.[4]

National team

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Breivang made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2000. She was called in as Kjersti Grini was injured just before the 2000 European Championship.[2] she played 305 matches (a former Norwegian record)[5] and scored 475 goals. She retired from the national team in 2015.[6]

She previously had the record for most games for the Norwegian national team, until she was overtaken by Katrine Lunde on 19 March 2021.[7][8]

Private

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Breivang comes from a family of handball players. Both of her parents, both of her younger brothers have also played handball and her mother has worked in the Norwegian Handball Federation.[2] She has a degree in economics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karoline Dyhre Breivang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Karoline Dyhre Breivang - det norske kraftværk" (in Norwegian). Europamester.dk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ Pressemeldung: Karoline Dyhre Breivang forlenger med Larvik
  4. ^ "Gir seg etter sesongen: – Ei vanskeleg avgjerd" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ Fløttum, Petter (28 November 2015). "Hyllet landslagslegenden Karoline Dyhre Breivang: – Hun har vært en bauta". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ^ "En epoke er over" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Norge fikk kniven på strupen i OL-kvalet" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Landslag kvinner senior" (in Norwegian). handballold.nif.no. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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