Anja Hammerseng-Edin

Anja Hammerseng-Edin (born 5 February 1983) is a former Norwegian handball player. She previously played for Larvik HK and for the Norwegian national team.

Anja Edin
Personal information
Full name Anja Hammerseng-Edin
Born (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983[1]
Porsgrunn, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Central back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Sola HK
–
 Storhamar HE
–
 Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013
 Norway 59[2] (143)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2012 SerbiaTeam

Career

Hammerseng-Edin made her début on the Norwegian national team in 2006, and played 59 matches and scored 143 goals between 2006 and 2013.[2] She represented Norway when the team won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China, as well as winning a silver medal at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.[3] She was also part of the National team at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

She retired from her handball career in 2017, and currently works as a conference speaker.

Individual awards
  • MVP of the European Championship: 2012[4]

Personal life

Edin started playing handball when she was 5 years old, with her mother as a trainer.

She is married to fellow handball player Gro Hammerseng, and they have a son together, born on 2 February 2012. Hammerseng and Edin married on 3 August 2013. The couple both play for the Norwegian handball club Larvik HK.[5]

Hammerseng-Edin and her wife wrote a book together titled Anja + Gro = Mio, which was published in February 2014.

References
  1. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Norway" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Totaloversikt for Hammerseng-Edin, Anja". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "Hammerseng og Edin vil skrive bok sammen". NRK (in Norwegian). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.


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