Anja Byrial Hansen (born 1 November 1973 in Horsens, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] She also won European Championship twice, in 1994 and 1996.
She ended her career prematurely at the age of 23 in order to move to Great Britain with her at the time partner, the football player, Per Pedersen. A decision she has later admitted to regret.[2]
After her playing career, she has been U-19 coach for Virum-Sorgenfri HK.[3]
Anja has four kids; Oliver, Nikoline, Victoria, and Tobias and now lives in Copenhagen.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anja Byrial Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
- ^ "Anja Byrial Hansen: Jeg fortryder bittert at jeg stoppede" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Poulsen, Tommy (16 May 2020). "Anja Byrial: Jeg gik glip af to OL-guldmedaljer og VM-guld" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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