Lene Rantala

Lene Rantala
Personal information
Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000-0000 FIF
0000-1994 Brabrand
1994-1996 Toten HK
1996-1997 IK Junkeren
1997-2014 Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-2007 Denmark 226 (0)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
1997 Germany Team
1993 Norway Team
1995 Austria/Hungary Team
European Championship
1994 Germany Team
1996 Denmark Team
2002 Denmark Team
1998 Netherlands Team

Lene Rantala (born August 10, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish team handball player, currently playing for the Norwegian club Larvik HK. Her father is Finnish.[1]

She debuted on the Danish national team on 14 February 1991, and has since played 226 matches for Denmark. She has won numerous medals with the team, notably including two Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Urheilutiedon SM-kilpailu 2001 (in Finnish) Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry
  2. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  3. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)


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