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Mette Vestergaard

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Mette Vestergaard
Personal information
Full name Mette Vestergaard Larsen
Born (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 48)
Taastrup, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Years Team
1982-1992
Rødovre HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
1992-1994
Rødovre HK
1994–2002
FIF Håndbold
2002-2006
FCK Håndbold
2006–2013
Lyngby HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995-2005
Denmark 181 (519)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1998 Netherlands Team competition

Mette Vestergaard Larsen (born 27 November 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and coach. During her playing career she became two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[1] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]

Between 2015 and 2020 she was part of the staff around the Danish Women's National Team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 12 February 2008)
  2. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 12 February 2008)
  3. ^ "Mette Vestergaard i ny landsholdsrolle - DHF". Archived from the original on 9 July 2016.