Turid Smedsgård

Turid Smedsgård is a Norwegian former handball goalkeeper. She played 113 matches for the Norway women's national handball team from 1978 onwards.^[1] She participated at the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Norwegian team placed seventh. Smedsgård was voted best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Turid Smedsgård
Personal information
Born	(1961-10-10) 10 October 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	Norwegian
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Glassverket IF
1987-1994	Nordstrand IF
2001	Bækkelagets SK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1989	Norway	113[1]	(0)

She represented Glassverket IF and Nordstrand IF. In 1981 she won the Norwegian championship with Glassverket IF beating Skogn IL 16:12 in the final. She retired from club handball in 1994, but made a brief comeback for Bækkelagets SK in 2001.

Smedsgård was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2000.^[2]