Rikke Petersen-Schmidt

Rikke Schmidt
Personal information
Full name	Rikke Petersen-Schmidt
Born	(1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 49) Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1981-1991	HK 71 Egernsund
1991-1995	Vidar Sønderborg
1995-2002	Kolding IF
2002-2005	Slagelse FH
2005-2006	Aalborg DH
2006-2007	Ikast-Bording EH
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999-2006	Denmark	104	(0)
Medal record Women's handball Representing Denmark Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team European Championship 2004 Hungary Team competition

Rikke Petersen-Schmidt (born 14 January 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She played as a goalkeeper.

During her national team career she managed to play 104 games for the Danish National team from 1999 to 2006. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team both at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[1][2][3]

Rikke Schmidt started playing handball at HK 71 Egernsund. At the age of 16 she moved to Vidar Sønderborg, where she played until she was 20. Her top level career started at KIF Kolding, when she debuted for the national team in 1999, and was part of the 2000 Olympics gold winning team.

In 2002 she transferred to Slagelse FH, where she won the EHF Cup in 2003 followed by winning both Danish League and the EHF Champions League back-to-back in 2004 and 2005.

After her playing career she has taken an education as a physiotherapist.

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