Lotte Kiærskou
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| Born |
23 June 1975 Frederikshavn, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Playmaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981-1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2001 | Frederikshavn fI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Viborg HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Randers HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2005 | Denmark | 111 | (414) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lotte Kiærskou (born 23 June 1975) is a Danish former team handball player, and twice Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[1] and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
Kiærskou is openly lesbian. She met fellow handballer Rikke Skov as teammates for Viborg HK, and "never had any thought to keep their relationship secret."[3] They were in a registered partnership as allowed by Danish law.[3] but split in 2011.[4] Lotte, now retired, she works as a teacher in a school in Viborg gave birth to the ex-couple’s two daughters (Caroline in 2006, and Anna in 2008).[3]
References[]
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
- ^ a b c "2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty — Rikke Skov". 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Kendt håndboldpar skilles". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
External links[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lotte Kiærskou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Lotte Kiærskou at European Handball Federation
- Lotte Kiærskou at Olympedia
- Lotte Kiærskou at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
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