Lene Lund Høy Karlsen

Lene Lund Nielsen
Lene Lund Nielsen in 2009
Personal information
Born (1979-06-08) 8 June 1979 (age 45)
Gudbjerg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997-2000
GOG Håndbold
2000-2001
Fredericia HK
2001-2003
Odense HK
2003-2005
GOG Håndbold
2005-2010
Viborg HK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2009
Denmark 115 (181)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 2024

Lene Lund Høy Karlsen (née Nielsen, born 8 June 1979) is a Danish former handball player. She played her entire career in the Danish league system for, GOG Håndbold, Odense HK, Fredericia HK and Viborg HK.

She was born in Gudbjerg in Denmark and began playing handball in GOG with whom she won bronze medals in 2003. In her first season in Viborg HK she won both the Danish championship as well as the EHF Champions League.

In the 2007/08 season Karlsen got a competitor for the line place when the German line player Anja Althaus came to Viborg HK from her former club, German Trier. Her contract ran out in the summer of 2010, but she stopped before that because of pregnancy.[1]

On the Danish national team she played 115 national games scoring 181.

She was married June 20, 2009 with Henrik Høy Karlsen in Gudbjerg Kirker.

References

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  1. ^ Lene Lund gravid (hbold.dk 09. jan. 2010) (in Danish)