Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim
Encyclopedia
Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim (born July 7, 1970 in Oslo
) is a Norwegian
former handball
player.
She played in the clubs Nordstrand IF
and Bækkelagets SK
. She has played in 296 games for the Norwegian National team
, scoring 844 goals. Between 1993 and 2000 she was the captain of the team.
She is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
) is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
former 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.
She played in the clubs Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1919 as a merge between Skiklubben Freidig and Sportsklubben Grane. Among the club's activities are orienteering, skiing and handball. In handball the club has won the National championships several times, both the...
and Bækkelagets SK
Bækkelagets SK
Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from Bekkelaget in southern Oslo, founded in 1909. The club has sections for skiing , orienteering, handball, football, floorball and track and field athletics...
. She has played in 296 games for the Norwegian National team
Norway women's national handball team
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....
, scoring 844 goals. Between 1993 and 2000 she was the captain of the team.
She is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
.