Marianne Florman
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| Full name | Marianne Florman Christensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 June 1964 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980–1987 | IF Hjorten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Rødovre HK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Frederiksberg IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 |
Chateraise Fofu ( Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | BK Ydun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1997 | Denmark | 107[1] | (170) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marianne Florman (born 1 June 1964) is a Danish former team handball player and Olympic champion, journalist, author and personal coach. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] With the Danish national team she also won the European Championship twice.
Career
Handball
She started playing handball at IF Hjorten i 1980 as a Goalkeeper. In 1987 she switched to the 1st Division club Rødovre Håndboldklub. In 1990 she was called up to the Danish national team as a left wing.[1]
By 1997 she began to lose her spot on the national team. She retired in 2001 when she became pregnant with her first of two children.[3] After her professional career she has featured at lower levels recreationally.
Civil career
Florman has a degree in Pedagogy from Roskilde University from 1995, a degree in Pedagogical Psychology from the Danish School of Education, and a degree in journalism from Danish School of Media and Journalism.[4]
From 1998 to 2000 Florman was a presenter at Danmarks Radio's sports section. She has since then been a TV presenter at DR1 and dk4, as well as editor of the sports magazine FriPuls.[4] She has also been a part of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark. She has acted as personal coach in her own company, and she is the author on a list of books on leadership and exercise.[4]
She participated in the first season of the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars.[5]
Bibliography
- 1996: En jernladys lærdom
- 1997: Kunsten at gøre sig umage (co-author)
- 1998: Drømmemanden (co-author)
- 1998: Husk passet (co-author)
- 2004: Løbebog for kvinder (together with Jens Hansen)
- 2017: Vejen til hestens hjerte / og dit eget (together with Mathilde Denning)
References
- ^ a b "Marianne Florman". Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
- ^ "Gravid Florman stopper" (in Danish). B.T. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Om Marianne: Mit CV". florman.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Vild med dans: Hvem var det allerførste par nogensinde på gulvet?" (in Danish). Billed-bladet. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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