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Mia Hundvin

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Mia Hundvin
Mia Hundvin in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mia Terese Hundvin
Born (1977-03-07) 7 March 1977 (age 47)
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1986–1989
Løv-Ham
1989–1996
Tertnes IL
1996–1997
Gjerpen IF
1997–2000
Tertnes IL
2000–2001
FIF
2001–2003
Slagelse DT
2003–2004
Aalborg DH
2004–2008
Nordstrand IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002
Norway 72 (174)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Women's Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Denmark/Norway
European Women's Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 2002 Denmark

Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a Norwegian former handball player.

Career

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Hundvin played 72 matches for Norway's national handball team in addition to playing for professional clubs. She was part of national teams that won the European Women's Handball Championship in 1998, the World Women's Handball Championship in 1999, and Olympic bronze in 2000. Hundvin scored the game-winner as Norway beat South Korea, 22–21.[1]

She became pregnant by partner Terje Haakonsen in 2003, which interrupted her playing for the Danish team Aalborg DH.[2] In addition to her handball career, Hundvin has been training to be a photographer and works for Danish television.

In 2002, she starred in an episode in the Danish sitcom Langt fra Las Vegas. The episode is called "Mia Hundvin".

Personal life

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In 2000, she entered a registered partnership with Danish handball player Camilla Andersen, but the couple split three years later. Sports Illustrated ran a lengthy feature on the two, who are much-discussed celebrities in their countries. According to Sports Illustrated, Andersen had been the lover of handball legend Anja Andersen after they won the gold for Denmark in 1996.[3]

After her split from Andersen, Hundvin moved in with Norwegian snowboarder Terje Haakonsen, the world's top snowboarder in the 1990s.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Denmark come back for handball gold", BBC, 1 October 2000, retrieved 22 November 2007
  2. ^ "Norske spillere dratt inn i skatteskandale", Aftenposten (in Norwegian), 5 December 2005, retrieved 10 December 2012
  3. ^ Gary Smith (2 October 2000), "In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games", Sports Illustrated, retrieved 10 December 2012
  4. ^ "The End of Marriage in Scandinavia - Washington Examiner". 2 February 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2024.