Vigdis Hårsaker

Vigdis Hårsaker (born July 16, 1981), is a Norwegian handball player, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.

Vigdis Hårsaker
Personal information
Full nameVigdis Hårsaker
Born (1981-07-16) July 16, 1981
Norway
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's handball
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2001 Italy Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2007 France Team Competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Denmark Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2004 Hungary Team Competition

She first played handball for Sjetne, but at age 14, she transferred to Byåsen. Except for the year she went to France to study the language (she was on loan by Byåsen), and the two years in which she moved to Larvik HK, Hårsaker has played most of her professional career in Byåsen.

Hårsaker debuted on the Norwegian national team in 2000, at age 19. Since then, she has played a total of 130 matches, scoring 334 times.[1] She was part of the team that won silver in the 2002 European Championship and a gold in the subsequent 2004 Championship. She has also twice won the silver medal at the World Championship, in 2001, Italy and 2007, France.

Achievements
EHF Cup Winners Cup (Larvik HK) - Gold
European Championship - Gold
Norwegian League Right Back Player of the Year

References
  1. "Handball.no : Landslagsprofiler". Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008., Vigdis Hårsaker National Team Profile.
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