Nila Håkedal

Nila Ann Håkedal (born 13 June 1979 in Kristiansand)[1][2] is a Norwegian female beach volleyball player.

Nila Håkedal
Hakedal in 2008
Personal information
Full nameNila Ann Håkedal
Born13 June 1979 (1979-06-13) (age 44)
Kristiansand, Norway
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 The Hague Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Valencia Beach
World Tour
Silver medal – second place 2007 China Shanghai Jinshan Open Beach

Håkedal was born and raised in the city of Kristiansand, and lived there until she was 20 years old. She started playing volleyball for Hånes VBK when she was 13, and continued in the club until she moved to Oslo during the autumn of 1999 to play for Koll volleyball club, and to study languages.

Håkedal started playing beach volleyball during the summer of 1995, and between 1995 and 2001 she played with Lise Roald Hansen as partner. Her beach volleyball partner since 2002 has been Ingrid Tørlen. The pair competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where they placed 22nd.

References

  1. "Nila Ann Hakedal profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. "Nila Ann Hakedal profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  • Ingrid og Nila – Site of Ingrid Tørlen and Nila Håkedal (in Norwegian)
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