Jesper Jensen (handballer)
Encyclopedia
Jesper Jensen is a Danish
team handball
player. He plays for the Danish club Skjern Håndbold
.
He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship
with the Danish national handball team
. He was part of the Danish national team which finished seventh in the 2008 Olympic tournament
. He played all eight matches and scored 16 goals.
February 17, 2011 he decided to stop on the Danish national team after 120 games and 238 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...
team 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. He plays for the Danish club Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Håndbold is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won once, in 1999. They have also achieved international success, by winning the EHF Challenge Cup twice, in 2002 and 2003...
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He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship
2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third....
with the Danish national handball team
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
. He was part of the Danish national team which finished seventh in the 2008 Olympic tournament
Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
thumb|left|240px|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team...
. He played all eight matches and scored 16 goals.
February 17, 2011 he decided to stop on the Danish national team after 120 games and 238 goals.