Mia Hundvin

Mia Hundvin
Personal information
Full name Mia Terese Hundvin
Born (1977-03-07) 7 March 1977
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1986-1989 Løv-Ham
1989-1996 Tretnes IL
1996-1997 Gjerpen IF
1997-2000 Tertnes IL
2000-2001 FIF
2001-2003 Slagelse DT
2003-2004 Aalborg DH
2004-2008 Nordstrand IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2002 Norway 72 (174)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team competition

Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a former Norwegian handball player.

Career

Hundvin played 73 matches for Norway's national handball team in addition to playing for professional clubs. She was part of national teams that won the European Women's Handball Championship in 1998, the World Women's Handball Championship in 1999, and Olympic bronze in 2000. Hundvin scored the game-winner as Norway beat South Korea, 22-21.[1]

She became pregnant by partner Terje Haakonsen in 2003, which interrupted her playing for the Danish team Aalborg DH.[2] In addition to her handball career, Hundvin has been training to be a photographer and works for Danish television.

In 2002, she starred in an episode in the Danish sit-com Langt fra Las Vegas. The episode is called "Mia Hundvin".

Personal life

In 2000, she entered a registered partnership with Danish handball player Camilla Andersen, but the couple split three years later. Sports Illustrated ran a lengthy feature on the two, who are much-discussed celebrities in their countries. According to Sports Illustrated, Andersen had been the lover of handball legend Anja Andersen after they won the gold for Denmark in 1996.[3]

After her split from Andersen, Hundvin moved in with Norwegian snowboarder Terje Haakonsen, the world's top snowboarder in the 1990s. The couple have two children.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Denmark come back for handball gold", BBC, October 1, 2000, retrieved November 22, 2007
  2. ↑ "Norske spillere dratt inn i skatteskandale", Aftenposten (in Norwegian), December 5, 2005, retrieved December 10, 2012
  3. ↑ Gary Smith (October 2, 2000), "In Love And War: Team handball stars Camilla Andersen and Mia Hundvin are the first spouses ever to oppose each other in the Games", Sports Illustrated, retrieved December 10, 2012


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