Kjersti Beck (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian former handball goalkeeper for the Norwegian National Team.
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| Born | September 5, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Viken BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Byåsen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Sletne IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Byåsen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | BM Mar Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Gjøvik HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Norway | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Indoor career
editShe played for BM Mar Valencia and Byåsen I.L.,[1] and has also worked as a Radio host for Radio Adressa, and is a qualified physical therapist.
She has played 28 games for the National Team, and won the European Championship in 2004.[2]
She retired in 2013.[3]
Beach handball
editIn 2013 she participated in 2013 European Beach Handball Championship in Randers, Denmark, where Norway took Bronze medals, beeting Ukraine in third-place playoff.[4] She also played at the 2013 World Games, where Norway once again won bronzemedals, losing to Hungary in the semifinal, and beating Chinese Taipei in the third-place playoff.[5]
Post playing Career
editShe worked as project coordinator on the 2016 Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Etter halvannen sesong i Spania vender Kjersti Beck hjem til norsk håndball" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
- ↑ www.oa.no: Kjersti Beck legger opp, read 27 June 2013
- ↑ European Handball Federation - 2013 Women's ECh Beachhandball Final Tournament Archived 2013-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, read 15 juli 2013.
- ↑ World Games 2013 - Beach Handball Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, read 4 august 2013.
- ↑ "Ungdoms-OL holder budsjettet" (in Norwegian). Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- Fansite Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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