Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Personal information
Born	4 January 1985 Bergen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Győri Audi ETO KC
Number	1
Senior clubs
	Orkdal IL Børsa/Skaun Byåsen IL Team Esbjerg
National team ^1
2005–	Norway	134 (0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2011 Brazil 2015 Denmark 2007 France 2009 China European Championship 2006 Sweden 2008 Macedonia 2010 Denmark/Norway 2014 Croatia/Hungary
^1 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2016

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985)^[1] is a Norwegian handball player. She is a goalkeeper for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.

Career

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships.

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri Audi ETO in January 2015, her contract is for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true."

Achievements

• Olympic Games:
  • Winner: 2008, 2012
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2011, 2015
  • Silver Medalist: 2007
  • Bronze Medalist: 2009
• European Championship:
  • Winner: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014

Individual awards

• All-Star Goal Keeper of the Summer Olympics: 2012

References

1. "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

• "Profile – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-01-10.