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Heidi Tjugum
Heidi Tjugum
Personal information
Born	5 September 1973 (age 51); Drammen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Team
–	Åssiden IF
–	Glassverket IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1991–1997	Bækkelagets SK
1997–2003	Viborg HK
2003–2005	Nordstrand IF
2007	Leipzig
2007–2009	Storhamar IL
National team
Years	Team
1992–2008	Norway
Medal record
Representing Norway
Women's Handball
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship

Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.

Personal life

Tjugum was born in Drammen^[2] on 5 September 1973.^[1]

Career

Club career

As a youth player Tjugum representer the clubs Åssiden IF and Glassverket IF. From 1991 to 1997 she played for Bækkelagets SK, and then from 1997 to 2003 for the Danish club Viborg HK. She played for Nordstrand IF from 2003 to 2005, then for the German club Leipzig in 2007, and for Storhamar IL from 2007 to 2009.^[1]

International career

Playing for the Norway women's national handball team, she received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[3] She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[4]

Norwegian Champion x 2: 1992 and 2003
Danish Champion x 4: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
German Cup: 2007

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Heidi Tjugum". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Heidi Tjugum". olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)