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Maja Grønbæk

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Maja Grønbæk
Personal information
Full name Maja Corinna Grønbek
Born (1971-01-30) 30 January 1971 (age 53)
Amager, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2001
IK Skovbakken
2001-2005
SK Århus
2005-2006
FH handbolti ( Iceland)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999-2000
Denmark 22 (56)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Maja Grønbæk (born 30 January 1971) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney after making her debut in 1999. She ended up playing 22 matches for the Danish National team.[1]

Grønbæk initially retired in march 2005,[2] but later the same year she came back to professional handball, signing for the Spanish club Cementos.[3] However after only a week at the club, head coach Gregorio Garcia announced that she could not expect playing time. This prompted her to leave the club without even playing a single match. She instead signed a two month contract with the Icelandic club FH Handbolti.[4]

Today she works as physiotherapist.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
  2. ^ "Maja Grønbæk stopper". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 16 March 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ Laursen, Anders (10 June 2005). "Maja Grønbæk genoptager karrieren". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ Skov, Henrik (29 September 2005). "Maja Grønbek fortsætter på Island". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Vores team". Redminkrop (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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