Turid Smedsgård


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