Elisabeth Hilmo
Elisabeth Hilmo is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion. She was primarily known as a defensively strong player. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Career
Club career
Hilmo started playing handball aged 7 at her hometown club Selbu IL. With them she eventually played in the top division in Norway. After the team was relegated, she joined Byåsen IL. A year later she returned to Selbu, after they had returned to the top division.In 2004 she joined Larvik HK, where she won the Norwegian championship three times in a row from 2005 to 2007.
Due to pregnancy she retired in December 2007.
National team
She made her debut for the Norwegian national team on 25 September 1998 against Russia. Her first major international tournament was the 1998 European Championship, where Norway won gold medals. This was the first time Norway won the tournament.A year later she won gold medals at the 1999 [World Women's Handball Championship|1999 World Championship].