Carsten Haurum
Encyclopedia
Carsten Haurum is a former Danish
handball
player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
and in the 1984 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Frederiksberg
.
In 1980 he was part of the Danish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
. He played five matches and scored eight goals.
Four years later he finished fourth with the Danish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament
. He played one match and scored three goals.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
and in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
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He was born in Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
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In 1980 he was part of the Danish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 2 events - a men's and a women's team competitions. They were held in two venues: in the Sokolniki Sports Palace and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino...
. He played five matches and scored eight goals.
Four years later he finished fourth with the Danish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women. Due to the USSR-led boycott some strong handball nations from Eastern Bloc did not compete; this gave opportunity to the Yugoslav team to take both gold medals.-Medal summary:...
. He played one match and scored three goals.