Heidi Sundal

Heidi Sundal
Personal information
Born (1962-10-30) October 30, 1962 (age 63)
Oslo, Norway
Height181 cm (71 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionPivot
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–Nordstrand IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1993 Norway 269 (731)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam Competition
World Women's Handball Championship
Bronze medal – third place1986 NetherlandsTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 NorwayTeam

Heidi Sundal (born October 30, 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team, and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also won two world championship bronze medals, one at the 1986 World Championship and another at the 1993 World Championship. Heidi Sundal played 269 games for the national team during her career, scoring 731 goals.

Sundal was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 1998.

References

  1. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  2. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
  3. ↑ Haraldsen, Stian (2016). "De 25 medaljemesterskapene". Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 144–159. ISBN 978-82-03-29618-5.
  4. ↑ "Bronsejentene samlet 30 år etterpå" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.