Jeanette Nilsen

Jeanette Nilsen is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998. This was the first time Norway won that title.
She played for Njård IL, Stabæk, Nordstrand IF, Seibu IL, Gjerpen IF, Larvik HK, Gulset and Skotfoss in Norway and Horsens HK in Denmark. She is also a teacher for physical education at Ullern Vgs in Oslo.