Karoline Dyhre Breivang
Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang is a retired Norwegian handball player. She is a double Olympic gold medalist, a world champion and five time European champion.
She is known for her versality on the court and for being a good defensive player.
Career
Club career
Breivang started playing handball at the age of 4 at Stabæk. Aged 15 she joined Hosle IL. After three years she returned to Stabæk, where she made her senior debut at the age of 18.In 2005 she left Stabæk and joined Larvik HK. Here she won the Norwegian championship 11 times in row from 2005–06 to 2016–17. In 2008 she won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup and in 2011 she won the Champions League.
Between the fall of 2016 and February 2017 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy leave. After the 2016–17 season she retired.
National team
Breivang made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2000. She was called in as Kjersti Grini was injured just before the 2000 European Championship. she played 305 matches and scored 475 goals. She retired from the national team in 2015.She previously had the record for most games for the Norwegian national team, until she was overtaken by Katrine Lunde on 19 March 2021.