Heidi_Tjugum
Heidi Tjugum
Norwegian handball player (born 1973)
Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.
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| Born |
(1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 50)[1] Drammen, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Åssiden IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Glassverket IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1997 | Bækkelagets SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2003 | Viborg HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Nordstrand IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Storhamar IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2008 | Norway | 175[1] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
As a youth player Tjugum representer the clubs Åssiden IF and Glassverket IF. From 1991 to 1997 she played for Bækkelagets SK, and then from 1997 to 2003 for the Danish club Viborg HK. She played for Nordstrand IF from 2003 to 2005, then for the German club Leipzig in 2007, and for Storhamar IL from 2007 to 2009.[1]
International career
Playing for the Norway women's national handball team, she received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3] She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]
Norwegian Champion x 2: 1992 and 2003
Danish Champion x 4: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
German Cup: 2007
- Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas. "Heidi Tjugum". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- "Heidi Tjugum". olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
- "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
- Heidi Tjugum at the European Handball Federation
- Heidi Tjugum at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Heidi Tjugum at Olympedia
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