Katrine Fruelund (born 12 July 1978 in Randers, Midtjylland)[1] is a former Danish team handball player and politician. She is two times Olympic champion, winning gold medals with the Danish national team in 2000 and 2004.
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| Full name | Katrine Fruelund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 July 1978 Randers, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1999 | Randers HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2005 | Viborg HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | HC Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | Randers HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Randers HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2012 |
 Denmark | 184 | (570) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After her active career she has taken part in local politics in Randers.
Personal life
editSports career
editShe received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[3] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] She stopped playing for the Danish national team in 2008, but unretired for a single match in 2012.[5][6] She ended her playing career in 2014.[7]
During her career she was one of the dominant players on the Danish National Team, especially at the 2004 Olympics, where she was player of the match and top scorer in the final against South Korea. She has played the fifth most matches on the Danish national team.[8]
Post playing career
editAfter her playing career, she continued to be involved with handball as a talent scout for her childhood club Randers HK. In 2020 she became the assistant trainer for the Danish U-19 national team, and a year later for the Danish U-17 national team.[9]
Political career
editIn 2013 Katrine Fruelund was elected to the Randers Municipality Council representing the centre-right party Venstre. At the 2017 Danish local elections, she received the third most votes in Randers Municipality.[10]
In 2018 she announced that she intended to run for the European Parliament for Venstre at the 2019 European Parliament election.[11] However early in 2019 she withdrew her candidacy, citing the desire to spend time with her family as the reason.[12] She did however continue as a politician in the Randers Local Council until the 2021 Danish local elections.[10]
Achievements
editClub
edit- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012
- Silver Medalist: 2010, 2011
- Landspokalturneringen:
- Winner: 2003
- Bundesliga:
- Winner: 2006
- DHB-Pokal:
- Winner: 2006
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2004, 2010
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2001
International
edit- Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2000, 2004
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2002
- Silver Medalist: 1998
References
edit- ^ "Katrine Fruelund Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Katrine Fruelund". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
- ^ Jensen, Finn T. (3 June 2012). "Katrine Fruelund indstiller karrieren" (in Danish). Dansk Håndboldforbund. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Fruelund ikke til OL" (in Danish). Hbold.dk. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Katrine Fruelund? Det laver hun i dag" (in Danish). Billed-bladet.
- ^ "KVINDE A-LANDSKAMPE RANGLISTE 1947 – 2023" (in Danish). Håndbold Info.
- ^ "Fruelund lander nyt traenerjob – vender tilbage i håndboldens verden" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad.
- ^ a b Freund Nielsen, Ivan (9 September 2021). "Døgnet har ikke nok timer for Katrine Fruelund: Trækker sig fra valgkamp med kort varsel". amtsavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "OL Guldvinder stiller op til EU-parlamentsvalget" (in Danish). Altinget.dk.
- ^ "Fruelund trækker sig som kandidat: Familien kommer først" (in Danish). Randers Amtsavis.
