Lotte Kiærskou

Lotte Kiærskou
Personal information
Born (1975-06-23) 23 June 1975
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1981-1991 Strandby/Elling
Senior clubs
Years Team
1991–2001 Frederikshavn fI
2001–2005 Viborg HK
2006–2007 Randers HK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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 23 June 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 is openly lesbian. She met fellow handballer Rikke Skov as teammates for Viborg 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.[4] Lotte, now retired, she works as a teacher in overlund school in Viborg gave birth to the ex-couple’s two daughters (Caroline in 2006, and Anna in 2008).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
  2. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
  3. 1 2 3 "2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty — Rikke Skov". 7 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kendt håndboldpar skilles". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Lotte Kiærskou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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