Kari Mette Johansen

Kari Mette Johansen (born 11th January 1979) is a Norwegian team handball player, a two time Olympic champion, once a world champion and four times European champion. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian National Team.

Kari Mette Johansen
Kari Mette Johansen during the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.
Personal information
Born	(1979-01-11) 11 January 1979 (age 46) Fredrikstad
Nationality	Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2014	Larvik HK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	Norway	203	(493)
Medal record Women's handball Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2011 Brazil Team 2007 France Team 2009 China Team European Championship 2004 Hungary Team 2006 Sweden Team 2008 Macedonia Team 2010 Denmark/Norway Team

Career

Born in Fredrikstad on 11 January 1979,^[1] Kari Mette Johansen played for the Norwegian club Larvik HK.^[2] She made her debut on the national team in 2004, where she played 203 matches and scored 493 goals.^[3] She is now retired.

She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.^[2]

She was awarded the trophy Håndballstatuetten from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2018.^[1]