Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a Norwegian former handball player.
| Mia Hundvin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Mia Hundvin in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mia Terese Hundvin | ||
| Born |
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 | Tertnes 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) |
Career
editHundvin played 72 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 sitcom Langt fra Las Vegas. The episode is called "Mia Hundvin".
Personal life
editIn 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.[4]
See also
edit- Eirik Hundvin, her father
References
edit- ^ "Denmark come back for handball gold", BBC, 1 October 2000, retrieved 22 November 2007
- ^ "Norske spillere dratt inn i skatteskandale", Aftenposten (in Norwegian), 5 December 2005, retrieved 10 December 2012
- ^ Gary Smith (2 October 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 10 December 2012
- ^ "The End of Marriage in Scandinavia - Washington Examiner". 2 February 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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