Lene Rantala

Lene Rantala

Personal information
Born	10 August 1968 Gladsaxe, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kilograms (150 lb)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs
0000-0000 0000-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-2014	FIF Brabrand Toten HK IK Junkeren Larvik HK
National team
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

Lene Rantala (born August 10, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish team handball player, currently playing for the Norwegian club Larvik HK. Her father is Finnish.^[1]

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^[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[3]

References

1. Urheilutiedon SM-kilpailu 2001 (Finnish) Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry
2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)
3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 12, 2008)