Lene Rantala

Lene Rantala (born 10 August 1968 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. Rantala is currently goalkeeping coach for the Dutch national team as well as for Larvik HK in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Lene Rantala
Personal information
Born	10 August 1968 Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-0000	FIF
0000-1994	Brabrand
1994-1996	Toten HK
1996-1997	IK Junkeren
1997-2014	Larvik HK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991-2007	Denmark	226	(0)
Medal record Women's handball Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1997 Germany Team 1993 Norway Team 1995 Austria/Hungary Team European Championship 1994 Germany Team 1996 Denmark Team 2002 Denmark Team 1998 Netherlands Team

She debuted on the Danish national team on 14 February 1991, and has since played 226 matches for Denmark. She has won numerous medals with the team, notably including two Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[1] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Personal life

Rantala is of Finnish descent through her paternal grandmother.[3]

References

1. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
2. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
3. "Rantala torjui Tanskalle kultaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). October 2, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2020. suomalaistaustainen (isän äiti oli suomalainen) maalivahti Lene Rantala

External links

• Lene Rantala at International Olympic Committee
• Lene Rantala at Olympedia
• Lene Rantala at European Handball Federation