Dagny Mellgren

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Olympic medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Dagny Mellgren Haugland[1] (née Mellgren; born 19 June 1978) from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer.[2] She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp.[3] She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA.[2] She scored the controversial golden goal, which involved an alleged handball in the lead-up, in the final against the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Dagny Mellgren at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Dagny Mellgren". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Mellgren legger opp - VG Nett om Kvinnefotball". 21 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  4. ^ Lewis, Samantha (28 September 2020). "Julie Foudy remembers USWNT's Sydney 2000 Gold Medal match: 'I can't even watch that game again'". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2021.



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