Kristine Andersen
Personal information
Full name Kristine Frøsig-Andersen
Born (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976
Aalborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Senior clubs
Years Team
1993-1996
 Ikast fS
1996-1997
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1997-2006
 Ikast fS
2006-2007
 SK Aarhus
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 1998 Netherlands

Kristine Andersen (born 2 April 1976) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,[1] and again eight years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] At her first Olympics in 1996 she was not a part of the initial planned team, and was only included due to injury. As the only Danish player, she did not play a single match.

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
  2. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)


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