Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion.[2] She 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] as well as the 2002 European Women's Handball Championship where she was awarded the MVP award for the tournament.[5]
| Karin Mortensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1977 Horsens, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998-2002 | Horsens HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002-2006 | Ikast/Bording EH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-2010 | SK Aarhus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2013 | FIF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2000-2012 | Denmark | 233[1] | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She retired from the national team in September 2012.[6] Having played 233 matches, she is the second most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team (second to Janne Kolling with 250 matches), and the most matches as Goalkeeper.[7]
During her handball career, she educated herself as a physiotherapist and today she has a clinic in Copenhagen. [8]Additionally, she has worked sporadically as a handball expert on Danish television.[9]