Terese Pedersen
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Terese Pedersen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 goalkeeper. She currently plays for Byåsen HE
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....

 in Norway.

She started her club career in Larvik
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

, and has also played for Runar
IL Runar
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing....

, Sandar
Sandar IL
Sandar Idrettslag is a sports club from Sandar, Sandefjord, Norway.It was founded on 24 September 1931 as Framnes IL, but the name Sandar IL was taken already on 13 October 1931. The club has sections for association football and handball, and the team colors are red, black and white.Footballer Jon...

, Tertnes, and Randers HK
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...

.

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2004, and has since played 79 matches with the team. She is a three time European champion, in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
2007 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship took place in France from 2 December to 16 December 2007. It was the 18th team handball world championship for women. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament...

, and was ranked first on the championship's list of Top Goalkeepers with respect to % saves.
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