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(Redirected from Susanne Munk Lauritsen) Danish handball player (born 1967)

Susanne Munk Wilbek
Susanne Munk Wilbek in September 2011. (Photo: Lars Schmidt)
Personal information
Born (1967-10-12) 12 October 1967 (age 57)
Hvorslev, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Team
Vellef IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985-2001 Viborg HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987-2000 Denmark 171 (3)
Teams managed
2006-2008

Viborg HK

assistant coach
2008-2011

Skjern Håndbold

men's team goalkeeping coach
2011

Viborg HK

Sporting director / goalkeeping coach
2017-

Viborg HK

assistant coach
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Germany Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Netherlands Team

Susanne Munk Wilbek (born Munk Lauritsen, (1967-10-12) 12 October 1967 (age 57)) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion and current Handball trainer. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship, where she was selected for the tournament all-star team.

Susanne Lauritsen is married to handball coach and politician Ulrik Wilbek.

Lauritsen started playing handball at Vellev IF. She played her entire senior career at the Danish club Viborg HK, where she won 7 Danish championships, 3 Danish cups and the Champions League in 1994.

Coaching Career

She became the assistant trainer at Viborg HK in 2006, the club where she played her entire playing career.

In 2008 she joined Skjern Håndbold, as the goalkeeping coach of the mens team.

In 2011 she returned to Viborg as the Sporting director, In 2013 she became the goalkeeping coach instead, but she only lasted for half a year in that position.

In 2017 she returned once again to Viborg HK as assistent coach.

References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)
  2. "Susanne Munk tilbage til VHK" [Susanne Munk is back at VHK]. www.tvmidtvest.dk (in Danish). TV Midtvest.
  3. ekstrabladet.dk: Munk Wilbek bliver Skjern-træner
  4. www.skjernhaandbold.dk: Wilbek klar til ny rolle, read the 17. Januar 2023
  5. "Susanne Munk Wilbek i ny rolle" [Susanne Munk Wilbek in new role] (in Danish). www.hbold.dk. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. "Susanne Munk Wilbek er blevet overflødig i Viborg" [Susanne Munk Wilbek made redundant in Viborg]. politiken.dk (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  7. "Ny assistent på plads til næste sæson" [New assistant coach ready for next season]. vhk.dk (in Danish). Viborg HK. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
Denmark squads
Denmark squad – 1993 World Championship – Silver medal
Denmark
Denmark squad – 1994 European Championship – Gold medal (1st title)
Denmark
Denmark squad – 1995 World Championship – Bronze medal
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Denmark squad – 1996 European Championship – Gold medal (2nd title)
Denmark
Denmark squad – Women's handball – 1996 Summer Olympics (1st Title)
Denmark
Denmark women's squad – 1997 World Championship
Denmark
Denmark squad – 1998 European Championship – Silver medal
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