Kjersti Grini
| Kjersti Grini | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 9 September 1971Oslo, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Jaren | ||
– | Lunner | ||
– | Bækkelagets SK | ||
– | Toten | ||
– | Bækkelagets SK | ||
1997-2000 | Tertnes IL | ||
2000-2003 | Ikast-Bording Elite Håndbold | ||
2012 | Gjøvik HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–2001 | Norway | 201 | (1003) |
Kjersti Grini (born 9 September 1971) is a Norwegian former handball player and poker player.[1] She is the most scoring player on the Norwegian national team ever.[2]
She was part of the squad that won the first Norwegian European Women's Handball Championship in 1998 as well as the first Norwegian team to win the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship in 1999.
Career
She played for the clubs Jaren, Lunner, Bækkelaget, Toten and Ikast. With Ikast she won the Danish Cup in 2001 and the EHF Cup in 2002. She played 201 games for the Norwegian National team and scored 1003 goals,[3] an all time record.
At the 1996 European Championship she was the tournament topscorer.[4]
She has also worked as a handball expert for TV 2.
Reality TV
In 2022 Grini was a participant of The Farm Celebrity, a reality show on TV 2, where she reached the final week.[5]
In 2023, Grini was a contestant on another reality show; The Traitors on TV 2.[6]
In 2024, she participated in the celebrity game show 99 to Beat Norway, where she finished 8th out of 56 contestants.[7]
ในปี 2025 เธอเข้าร่วมรายการThe Croft Celebrityซึ่งเป็นรายการเสริมของThe Farm Celebrityโดยผู้ชนะจะได้เข้าร่วมรายการ The Farm หลังจากชนะรายการThe Croftเธอได้เข้าสู่รอบสุดท้ายของรายการ The Farmและในที่สุดก็ได้รับตำแหน่งผู้ชนะในรอบชิงชนะเลิศ โดยเอาชนะอดีตเพื่อนร่วมทีมSusann Goksør Bjerkrheim [ 8 ]