Lotte Kiærskou

Lotte Kiærskou (born 23 June 1975 in Frederikshavn, Nordjylland) is a former 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]

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

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 a school in Viborg gave birth to the ex-couple’s two daughters (Caroline in 2006, and Anna in 2008).[3]