Rikke Schmidt
Personal information
Full name Rikke Petersen-Schmidt
Born (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
1981-1991
 HK 71 Egernsund
1991-1995
 Vidar Sønderborg
1995-2002
 Kolding IF
2002-2005
 Slagelse FH
2005-2006
 Aalborg DH
2006-2007
 Ikast-Bording EH
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999-2006
 Denmark 104 (0)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Denmark Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary Team competition

Rikke Petersen-Schmidt (born 14 January 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She played as a goalkeeper.

During her national team career she managed to play 104 games for the Danish National team from 1999 to 2006. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team both at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)
  2. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)
  3. ↑ Profile: Rikke Petersen-Schmidt sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)


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