Gøril Snorroeggen

Gøril Snorroeggen (born 15 February 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player, who played for Byåsen and Esbjerg. She comes from an athletic family; her father was active in orienteering and her mother has played for Byåsen I.L., the team in which her elder sister, Marte Snorroeggen also has played for.

Gøril Snorroeggen
Personal information
Born	(1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 39) Trondheim, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Team
	Kattem IL
1998–2002	Byåsen IL
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2002-2010	Byåsen HE
2011-2013	Team Esbjerg
2014-2015	Heimdal IF
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004-2012	Norway	102	(224)
Medal record Women's handball Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2007 France 2011 Brazil European Championship 2004 Hungary 2006 Sweden

She began her career at the youth sports club Kattem IL, where she then played both football and handball. At age 13, she switched handball clubs to the Byåsen youth team, but continued to play football for Kattem. She proved to be successful in both sports, and represented Norway in the respective National Youth Teams. At age 16, she made a decision to focus her career on handball and left Kattem. Snorroeggen made her debut on the senior national handball team on 22 October 2004, and has played 102 games, scoring 224 goals before she played her last national team match on 11 August 2012 against Montenegro. Amongst her accomplishments with the national team are the Olympic gold medals that she received at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships.^[1] In 2013, she retired as a professional handball player.^[2]

She made a comeback on the handball court on 27 September 2014 for Heimdal IF as a goalkeeper against Levanger HK on level 3.^[3]

References

1. "Gøril Snorroeggen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
2. "Snorroeggen tar fullstendig håndballpause". 17 June 2013.
3. "Sjekk, der står en olympisk mester! -Trønder-Avisa". www.t-a.no. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014.