Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (née Sørlie; born 11 September 1978, in Gjøvik) is a retired Norwegianteam handball player, world champion from 1999, gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympics.[1] She is also a triple European champion with the Norwegian national team, which she previously captained prior to the reign of fellow Gjøvik handballer Gro Hammerseng. She is the only player on the Norwegian team that received all the first five gold medals that the national team won up to the 2008 Olympics. Ending her career for Nordstrand in her second spell, she has previously played for Leipzig, Nordstrand, Snertingdal and Toten.
Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk
Personal information
Born
(1978-09-11) 11 September 1978 (age 45) Gjøvik, Norway
2 November 1997, Sørlie Lybekk debuted in a friendly against Germany, marking the beginning of a long career for the Norwegian side. She participated in consecutive international championships from her debut in the 1998 European Championships until the 2008 Olympics, except for the 2004 European Championships where she was dropped after having suffered injuries preventing her from a necessary build-up, and the World Championships the following year. At the 2004 European championship she was not included in the main team, but was listed as home reserve. When Isabel Blanco injured her thumb during the championship, Sørlie Lybekk was called to join the team, and received a gold medal from the championship without playing.[2][3][4][5] Before the 2000 Olympics, she was named vice-captain for Kjersti Grini, and when Grini withdrew from the 2000 European Championships she captained her national team at the age of 22 at a difficult moment when many experienced players had recently retired. She remained in this position until the 2003 World Championship where Gro Hammerseng took over the captaincy. The tournament was disappointing for both the squad and Sørlie Lybekk, as they finished 6th in the tournament keeping them out of the Olympic tournament the following year.
The first highpoint in her international career is the victory in the 1999 World Championships held on home turf (alongside Denmark) where she was contributing to her nation's win mostly in the defensive side of the game. In the epic final against France her unforgiving defensive work cost her three two-minute suspensions meaning a red card, meaning she had to see her compatriots win the extra time playoffs from the bench. It was the first World Championship won by her country, a natural highpoint, but since the Olympic tournaments carry higher status in the sport, the win from the 2008 Olympics was an even higher point.[6][7] In the tournament Sørlie Lybekk, now 29, contributed with her international experience and calm, in both ends of the pitch. Norway went undefeated through the tournament, and scoring 7 goals in the final against Russia as well as making a profound impression throughout the tournament, she was selected into the All Star Team of the tournament (as pivot/line player).[8] The success sparked speculation that she would retire from international duty when she was on top of her long career.
Playing styleedit
As a line player, Sørlie Lybekk is known for secure finishing when she dispatches from the 6-meter line, often after relentless fighting for positions in the most crowded area of the defense. Being a player used in both defense and attack, she applies the same hard-working style in defending her own goal. The playing style is efficient, but not as spectacular as other notable players in her generation of Norwegian handballers.
Referencesedit
^"2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" 2008-04-07 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 3, 2008)
^Sørlie Lybekk vraket – VG-nett (15.11.04)(in Norwegian) (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
^Vraket seg selv – VG-nett (16.11.04)(in Norwegian) (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
^Sørlie Lybekk til EM 2004-12-27 at the Wayback Machine – NRKsport (16.12.04)(in Norwegian) (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
^- Jeg er klar, Marit! – Men Sørlie Lybekk er spent på mottakelsen – VG-nett (16.12.04)(in Norwegian) (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)
^. Norway Post. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
^. Beijing 2008. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
^All-star team of the women's olympic tournament established 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine – International Handball Federation (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)
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Else Marthe Sorlie Lybekk nee Sorlie born 11 September 1978 in Gjovik is a retired Norwegian team handball player world champion from 1999 gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympics 1 She is also a triple European champion with the Norwegian national team which she previously captained prior to the reign of fellow Gjovik handballer Gro Hammerseng She is the only player on the Norwegian team that received all the first five gold medals that the national team won up to the 2008 Olympics Ending her career for Nordstrand in her second spell she has previously played for Leipzig Nordstrand Snertingdal and Toten Else Marthe Sorlie LybekkPersonal informationBorn 1978 09 11 11 September 1978 age 45 Gjovik NorwayNationalityNorwegianHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Playing positionLine playerClub informationCurrent clubNordstrand IFNumber30Senior clubsYearsTeam0000 Snertingdal IF0000 Toten HK0000 2003Nordstrand IF2003 2008HC Leipzig2008 2010Nordstrand IFNational team 1YearsTeamApps Gls 1997 2008Norway215 598 Medal record Women s handball Representing Norway Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1999 Denmark Norway Team 2001 Italy Team 2007 France Team European Championship 1998 Netherlands Team 2004 Hungary Team 2006 Sweden Team 2002 Denmark Team1 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2010 Contents 1 International career 2 Playing style 3 References 4 External linksInternational career edit2 November 1997 Sorlie Lybekk debuted in a friendly against Germany marking the beginning of a long career for the Norwegian side She participated in consecutive international championships from her debut in the 1998 European Championships until the 2008 Olympics except for the 2004 European Championships where she was dropped after having suffered injuries preventing her from a necessary build up and the World Championships the following year At the 2004 European championship she was not included in the main team but was listed as home reserve When Isabel Blanco injured her thumb during the championship Sorlie Lybekk was called to join the team and received a gold medal from the championship without playing 2 3 4 5 Before the 2000 Olympics she was named vice captain for Kjersti Grini and when Grini withdrew from the 2000 European Championships she captained her national team at the age of 22 at a difficult moment when many experienced players had recently retired She remained in this position until the 2003 World Championship where Gro Hammerseng took over the captaincy The tournament was disappointing for both the squad and Sorlie Lybekk as they finished 6th in the tournament keeping them out of the Olympic tournament the following year The first highpoint in her international career is the victory in the 1999 World Championships held on home turf alongside Denmark where she was contributing to her nation s win mostly in the defensive side of the game In the epic final against France her unforgiving defensive work cost her three two minute suspensions meaning a red card meaning she had to see her compatriots win the extra time playoffs from the bench It was the first World Championship won by her country a natural highpoint but since the Olympic tournaments carry higher status in the sport the win from the 2008 Olympics was an even higher point 6 7 In the tournament Sorlie Lybekk now 29 contributed with her international experience and calm in both ends of the pitch Norway went undefeated through the tournament and scoring 7 goals in the final against Russia as well as making a profound impression throughout the tournament she was selected into the All Star Team of the tournament as pivot line player 8 The success sparked speculation that she would retire from international duty when she was on top of her long career Playing style editAs a line player Sorlie Lybekk is known for secure finishing when she dispatches from the 6 meter line often after relentless fighting for positions in the most crowded area of the defense Being a player used in both defense and attack she applies the same hard working style in defending her own goal The playing style is efficient but not as spectacular as other notable players in her generation of Norwegian handballers References edit 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney Australia Handball Archived 2008 04 07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics com Retrieved on February 3 2008 Sorlie Lybekk vraket VG nett 15 11 04 in Norwegian Retrieved on August 25 2008 Vraket seg selv VG nett 16 11 04 in Norwegian Retrieved on August 25 2008 Sorlie Lybekk til EM Archived 2004 12 27 at the Wayback Machine NRKsport 16 12 04 in Norwegian Retrieved on August 25 2008 Jeg er klar Marit Men Sorlie Lybekk er spent pa mottakelsen VG nett 16 12 04 in Norwegian Retrieved on August 25 2008 Olympic Gold for Norway crushed Russia 34 27 Norway Post 23 August 2008 Archived from the original on 12 February 2009 Retrieved 23 August 2008 Women s Gold Medal Match Match 42 Norway vs Russian Fed Beijing 2008 23 August 2008 Archived from the original on 26 August 2008 Retrieved 23 August 2008 All star team of the women s olympic tournament established Archived 2009 02 01 at the Wayback Machine International Handball Federation Retrieved on August 24 2008 External links editElse Marthe Sorlie at databaseolympics com Else Marthe Sorlie Lybekk at the European Handball Federation nbsp Else Marthe Sorlie Lybekk at the Norwegian Handball Federation in Norwegian nbsp Else Marthe Sorlie Lybekk at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Else Marthe Sorlie Lybekk amp oldid 1219511486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
