Heidi Tjugum

Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999.

Heidi Tjugum
Personal information
Born	(1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 51)[1] Drammen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
Team
–	Åssiden IF
–	Glassverket IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1991–1997	Bækkelagets SK
1997–2003	Viborg HK
2003–2005	Nordstrand IF
2007	HC Leipzig
2007–2009	Storhamar IL
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–2008	Norway	175[1]	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1999 Denmark/Norway Team 1997 Germany Team European Championship 1998 Netherlands Team 1996 Denmark Team 2002 Denmark Team

Personal life

Tjugum was born in Drammen^[2] on 5 September 1973.^[1]

Career

Club career

As a youth player Tjugum representer the clubs Åssiden IF and Glassverket IF. From 1991 to 1997 she played for Bækkelagets SK, and then from 1997 to 2003 for the Danish club Viborg HK.^[3] She played for Nordstrand IF from 2003 to 2005, then for the German club HC Leipzig in 2007, and for Storhamar IL from 2007 to 2009.^[1]

International career

Playing for the Norway women's national handball team, she received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[4] She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[5]

At the 1998 European Championship she won gold medals. This was the first time ever, Norway one said tournament.^[6] A year later she won gold medals at the 1999 World Championship.

Awards and recognotions

Tjugum was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2010.^[7]

Titles

Norwegian Champion x 2: 1992 and 2003
EHF Cup x 1: 1999
Danish Champion x 4: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
German Cup: 2007