Anja Andersen is a Danish former handball player and coach, born on 15 February 1969 in Odense. A showman as much as a scorer, she was a central figure in the rise of Danish women's handball in the 1990s, when the national side nicknamed the iron ladies won European gold in 1994 and 1996, the Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997 world championship. She was named IHF World Player of the Year in 1997 and played 133 matches for Denmark, scoring 725 goals. A heart defect ended her playing career in 1999, after which she coached Slagelse to three EHF Champions League titles. She entered the Danish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Born 15 February 1969 in Bolbro, Odense, Syddanmark DEN
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is a Danish former team handball player and current coach
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1996 Summer Olympics gold medalist
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