Lotte Kiærskou

Lotte Kiærskou

Personal information
Born	23 June 1975 Frederikshavn, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1,77 m.
Playing position	Playmaker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1981-1991	Strandby/Elling
Senior clubs
1991–2001 2001–2005 2006–2007	Frederikshavn fI Viborg HK Randers HK
National team ^1
1996–2005	Denmark	111 (414)
Medal record Women's handball Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2000 Sydney Team European Championship 1998 Netherlands Team
^1 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2012

Lotte Kiærskou (born June 23, 1975 in Frederikshavn, Nordjylland) is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,^[1] and again four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[2]

Kiærskou met fellow handballer Rikke Skov as teammates for Vibor HK, and "never had any thought to keep their relationship secret."^[3] They were in a registered partnership as allowed by Danish law.^[3] but split in 2011. ^[3] Lotte, now retired, gave birth to the excouple’s two daughters.^[3]

References

1. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
2. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
3. 2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty — Rikke Skov

External links

• sports-reference