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Tina Bøttzau

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Tina Bøttzau
Personal information
Full name Tina Bøttzau Nielsen
Born (1971-08-29) 29 August 1971 (age 53)
Kolding, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right Back
Youth career
Years Team
1985-1989
KIF Kolding
Senior clubs
Years Team
1989-1991
KIF Kolding
1991-1995
IK Skovbakken
1995-1997
GOG
1997-2001
IK Skovbakken
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990-2000
Denmark 120 (247)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Austria and Hungary
Gold medal – first place 1997 Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark Team

Tina Bøttzau (born in Kolding (1971-08-29) 29 August 1971 (age 53)) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[1] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[2] and at the 1997 World championship.

After her handball career, she has worked as a teacher.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  2. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)