Lene Rantala

Lene Rantala (born 10 August 1968 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. Rantala is currently goalkeeping coach for the Dutch national team as well as for Larvik HK in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Lene Rantala
Personal information
Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000-0000
FIF
0000-1994
Brabrand
1994-1996
Toten HK
1996-1997
IK Junkeren
1997-2014
Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-2007
Denmark 226 (0)

She debuted on the Danish national team on 14 February 1991, and has since played 226 matches for Denmark. She has won numerous medals with the team, notably including two Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[1] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Personal life

Rantala is of Finnish descent through her paternal grandmother.[3]

References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  3. "Rantala torjui Tanskalle kultaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). October 2, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2020. suomalaistaustainen (isän äiti oli suomalainen) maalivahti Lene Rantala


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