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Tonje Nøstvold

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Tonje Nøstvold
Personal information
Born (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 40)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Team
–
 Hundvåg
Senior clubs
Years Team
- 2005
 Sola HK
2005-2008
 Byåsen IL
2008-2011
 FC Midtjylland Håndbold
2011-2014
 Byåsen IL
2016-2018
 Sola HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014
 Norway 183 (408)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway Team

Tonje Nøstvold (born 7 May 1985) is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Sola HK. Previous clubs includes Byåsen HE and FC Midtjylland Håndbold.

Life and career

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Born in Stavanger on 7 May 1985,[1] Nøstvold started playing handball aged 7 at made Hundvåg.[2] Her first senior club was Sola HK, where she played until 2005. She then joined Byåsen IL. Here she reached the final of the 2007 EHF Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.

In 2008 she joined Danish side FC Midtjylland Håndbold, where she won the 2011 EHF Cup and Danish Championship.

In 2011 she returned to Byåsen on a three year deal.[3]

She retired in November 2014, when she was pregnant at the time.[4] In January 2016 she made a comeback for Sola HK.[5]

She ultimately retired in 2018, due to a second pregnancy.[6]

Today she is part of the coaching staff at Sola HK.[7]

National Team

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She her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2005, and has played 183 matches and scored 408 goals. She was part of the Olympic gold medal-winning teams of 2008 and 2012.[8] the World Championship winning team of 2011 and the European championship winning teams in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

She also participated in the 2013 World Championship.[9]

Awards and recognitions

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Nøstvold was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2021.[10]

Private

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Since 2018 she has been married to the football player Christoffer Midbøe Lunde.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Tonje Nøstvold Lunde". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Tonje Nøstvold profile on europamester". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
  3. ^ Byåsen verpflichtet Tonje Nøstvold
  4. ^ "Gravid håndballstjerne gir seg i toppklubb" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Spent etter 14 måneders pause" (in Norwegian). dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Tonje Nøstvold er gravid. Nå legger hun opp" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Sesongstart for Sola rekrutt på lørdag!" (in Norwegian). sola-hk.no. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Profile: Tonje Nøstvold". sports.reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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