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Karin Mortensen

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Karin Mortensen
Personal information
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 49)
Horsens, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Team
–
 Vejlby-Risskov
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2002
 Horsens HK
2002-2006
 Ikast/Bording EH
2006-2010
 SK Aarhus
2010-2013
 FIF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2012
 Denmark 233[1] (4)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 DenmarkTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 HungaryTeam

Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a Danish former team handball player and two times Olympic champion.[2]

National team

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She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[3] and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,[4] Denmark beat South Korea in a penalty shoot out. Mortensen was Denmark's chosen keeper for the shoot-out and managed to save 2 out of 4 attempts.[5]

She also won a gold medal at the 2002 European Women's Handball Championship where she was awarded the MVP award for the tournament.[6]

She retired from the national team in September 2012 after the 2012 Olympics.[7] Having played 233 matches, she is the second most tenured player on the Danish Women's national team (second to Janne Kolling with 250 matches), and the most matches as Goalkeeper.[8]

Club career

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Mortensen started at VRI. She later joined Horsens HK, followed by Ikast/Bording EH in 2002.[9] Here she reached the final of the Danish League in 2003, where they lost to Slagelse DT.[10]

In 2006 she left Ikast-Bording for SK Aarhus. In 2010 she joined Frederiksberg IF. After the 2012-13 season she retired.[11]

Post-playing career

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During her handball career, she educated herself as a physiotherapist and today she has a clinic in Copenhagen.[12] Additionally, she has worked sporadically as a handball expert on Danish television.[13]

She hass also worked as a handball expert at Danmarks Radio.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Mortensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Full name: Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen
  3. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  5. ↑ Martin Kampmann (19 December 2013). "VIDEO Dramaet over alle dramaer – OL-guldet i 2004" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag". 6 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Andersen, Patrick (15 September 2012). "Målmandsprofil stopper på landsholdet". Hbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Den store målvogter har forladt håndbolden" [The Great Goalkeeper has left handball]. Jyske Vestkysten. 25 September 2017.
  9. ↑ www.dr.dk: Karin Mortensen til SK Århus
  10. ↑ "Finale um die dänische Meisterschaft 2003".
  11. ↑ "Afklaret Karin Mortensen indstiller karrieren" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Karin Mortensen". Fysio360. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Husker du håndboldstjernen Karin Mortensen? Det laver hun i dag" [Do you remember the handball star Karin Mortensen? This is what she does today.] (in Danish). Billed-bladet. 6 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ekspert håber på lokal håndboldhelt som landstræner" (in Danish). tv2east.dk. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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