Gitte Madsen

Gitte Madsen
Personal information
Full name Gitte Madsen
Born (1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 55)
Herning, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Multiple Positions
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990-1991
 Horsens HK ( Denmark)
1991-1995
 Bækkelagets SK ( Norway)
1995-1997
 DHG Odense ( Denmark)
1997-1998
 GOG ( Denmark)
1998-2000
 Bækkelagets SK ( Norway)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-1998
 Denmark 120 (288)
Teams managed
2019-2022
 Norway U-18
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1993 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Austria and Hungary
Gold medal – first place 1997 Germany Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark Team

Gitte Madsen (born 24 March 1969 in Herning, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] With the danish national team, she has also won both the World Championship and European Championship.

  1. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)