Ole Gustav Gjekstad

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Ole Gustav Gjekstad
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Ole Gustav Gjekstad (2014)
Personal information
Born (1967-11-29) 29 November 1967 (age 56)
Sandefjord, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
Years Team
Sandefjord HK
1995–1996
BSV Borba Luzern
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1995
Norway 149 (548)
Teams managed
1999–2005
Larvik HK (women)
2005–2008
Drammen HK (men)
2011–2015
Larvik HK (women)
2018–
Vipers Kristiansand (women)

Ole Gustav Gjekstad (born 29 November 1967) is a Norwegian handball player. He played 149 matches and scored 548 goals for the Norway men's national handball team between 1986 and 1995.[1] He participated at the 1993 World Men's Handball Championship.

He coached women's club Larvik HK 1999–2005.[2] and again from 2011–2015. Since 2018 he's coaching Vipers Kristiansand. With Vipers he won the Norwegian women's league in 2019, 2020, 2021,[2] and 2022,[3] and the Women's EHF Champions League in 2021[2] and 2022.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Gjekstad, Ole Gustav" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ole Gustav Gjekstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Aune, Thomas. "Vipers Kristiansand". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Fan favourite Oftedal leads Györ quartet in All-star Team". European Handball Federation. 28 May 2021.