Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud

Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud (born 1954) is a Norwegian handball player. She played 91 matches and scored more than 200 goals for the Norwegian national team between 1975 and 1984.[1] She participated at the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Norwegian team placed seventh.

Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud
Personal information
Born 1954 (age 68–69)
Fredrikstad
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Skjeberg IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1984
 Norway 91[1] (211)

Stensrud (then Halvorsen) was top scorer ("skytterdronning") in the Norwegian League in the 1982/83 season (153 goals) and the 1985/86 season (168 goals), playing for the club Skjeberg IF.[2]

After her active career, Stensrud was member of the staff as video analyst for the Norwegian women's national handball team.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Stensrud was born in Fredrikstad in 1954.[5]

References
  1. "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Stensrud, Wenche Halvorsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. Schanke, Tom A (2007). "Håndball". Norsk Idrettsleksikon. Aller Forlag. p. 340–341. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  3. Haraldsen, Stian (2016). Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 98. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  4. "Profiler. Spillerne, trenere og støtteapparat Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. "Team and media guide Rio 2016; Handball". olympiatoppen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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