Jeanette Nilsen

Jeanette Nilsen (born 27 June 1972) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

Jeanette Nilsen
Personal information
Born (1972-06-27) 27 June 1972
Skien, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2000
 Norway 91 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's Handball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Denmark/Norway Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Germany Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Denmark Team

She currently plays for Njård IL, having joined the team in 2008 from Stabæk. She is also a teacher for physical education at Ullern Vgs in Oslo.

References
  1. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 3, 2008)
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