Karin Pettersen

Karin Pettersen
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam Competition
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1993 Norway

Karin Ryen (née Karin Pettersen, 21 November 1964 in Frosta Municipality) 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. Karin Pettersen played 250 games for the national team during her career, scoring 546 goals. She also won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship.

At club level she played for Frosta IL and Byåsen IL. With Byåsen she won the Norwegian Championship three times.

References

  1. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  2. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 23 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 February 2008)
  3. ↑ "Totaloversikt for Ryen, Karin". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Glad noen husker på meg" (in Norwegian). adressa.no. Retrieved 23 February 2024.