Mette Gravholt
| Mette Gravholt | |||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Full name | Mette Bjørholm Gravholt | ||||||||||
| Born |
12 December 1984 Egtved, Denmark | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Fredericia HK | ||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
–2008 |
Roar Roskilde | ||||||||||
2008 | Slagelse FH | ||||||||||
2008–2010 |
Roar Roskilde | ||||||||||
2010–2014 |
Team Tvis Holstebro | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | Viborg HK | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Nykøbing Falster HK | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Neckarsulmer SU | ||||||||||
2018 | Team Esbjerg | ||||||||||
2018 | Fredericia HK | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2011–2016 | Denmark | 53 | (131) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Mette Gravholt (born 12 December 1984) is a retired Danish handball player who played for Fredericia HK and Danish national team.[1]
In the 2011-12 season she was the topscorer in the Danish top league.[2]
At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking a 9 year streak without medals for the Danish team. They beat Poland 30-26.[3]
Gravholt is
lesbian. She met Betina Lambæk, with whom she has a son Matteo who was born via ivf in 2017. The couple got married in July 2018.[4]
Soon after her wedding, Gravholt announced her retirement as a professional handball player, and started a new job at a primary school in Kolding, where she works as a 1st grade teacher.[5]
International honours
- World Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2013
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2013
- Finalist: 2011
Individual awards
- Danish League Top Scorer: 2011-12[6]
- Danish League Best Pivot: 2013, 2014, 2016
References
- ^ "Mette Gravholt". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- TV2 Danmark. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Gravholt er blevet mor - 'Mulle' er onkel - TV 2". 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Blev gift tidligere på måneden, nu bliver karrieren lagt på hylden". 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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