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Marit Malm Frafjord

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Marit Malm Frafjord is a former Norwegian handball player, born on 25 November 1985, who played mainly as a pivot after retraining from the back court at By. She was part of the Norwegian team that won the 2011 World Championship and the Olympic titles of 2008 and 2012, and she won the European Championship five times, in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2020. Her clubs were By, Viborg HK, Larvik HK, CSM Bucharest and Team Esbjerg; with them she won the 2014 EHF Cup Winners' Cup, Norwegian titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017, the 2018 Romanian championship and cup, and Danish championships in 2019 and 2020. She retired in the 2021-22 season, joined the Esbjerg management, and acted as a handball expert for Warner Bros. Discovery at the 2024 Olympics.

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Birth Year
1985 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

2008 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2012 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2016 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Team Esbjerg, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Handball, Sports
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Nationality

Norway

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Source Marit Malm Frafjord (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a former Norwegian handball player
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1. Marit Malm Frafjord (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    (born 25 November 1985)
  • National team
    she won the European Women's Handball Championship 5 times
  • Lead, nationality
    is a former Norwegian handball player
  • Plays: Handball, Lead, sport
    is a former Norwegian handball player
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games
    gold medals at both the 2011 World Championship and the 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games
    gold medals at both the 2011 World Championship and the 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics
  • On The Roster Of: Team Esbjerg, Career, Team Esbjerg
    In December 2018, she did however unretire to join Danish side Team Esbjerg.
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