| Anja Byrial Hansen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
1 November 1973 Horsens, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Line Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Horsens Boldklub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Horsens Håndboldklub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Ikast fS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Horsens Håndboldklub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993-1995 | Ikast fS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995-1996 | DHG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | GOG Håndbold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992-1996 | Denmark | 88 | (112) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anja Byrial Hansen (born 1 November 1973 in Horsens, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] She also won European Championship twice, in 1994 and 1996.
She ended her career prematurely at the age of 23 in order to move to Great Britain with her at the time partner, the football player, Per Pedersen. A decision she has later admitted to regret.[2]
After her playing career, she has been U-19 trainer for Virum Sorgenfri.[3]
Anja has four kids; Oliver, Nikoline, Victoria, and Tobias and now lives in Copenhagen.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
- ^ https://hbold.dk/2023/07/30/anja-byrial-hansen-jeg-fortryder-bittert-at-jeg-stoppede/ | access-date=12. januar 2024
- ^ https://hsfo.dk/sport/anja-byrial-jeg-gik-glip-af-to-ol-guldmedaljer-og-vm-guld | access-date=12. januar 2024