Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud

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Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud
Personal information
Born 1954 (age 69–70)
Fredrikstad
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
Skjeberg IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1984
Norway 91[1] (211)

Wenche Halvorsen Stensrud (born 1954) is a Norwegian handball player. She played 91 matches and scored more than 200 goals for the Norwegian national team between 1975 and 1984.[1] She participated at the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Norwegian team placed seventh.

Stensrud (then Halvorsen) was top scorer ("skytterdronning") in the Norwegian League in the 1982/83 season (153 goals) and the 1985/86 season (168 goals), playing for the club Skjeberg IF.[2]

After her active career, Stensrud was member of the staff as video analyst for the Norwegian women's national handball team.[3][4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Stensrud was born in Fredrikstad in 1954.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Stensrud, Wenche Halvorsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). "Håndball". Norsk Idrettsleksikon. Aller Forlag. p. 340–341. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  3. ^ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 98. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  4. ^ "Profiler. Spillerne, trenere og støtteapparat Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Team and media guide Rio 2016; Handball". olympiatoppen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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