was voted into the All-Star Team as best left back. The 2008 Summer Olympics gave the Norwegians an opportunity for revenge, as they met Russia in the final match. After a comfortable 34–27 win, Hammerseng received her first Olympic gold medal. As of 22 December 2010, she has played 167 games for Norway, scoring 631 goals. Awards and recognition 2004 MVP - European Championship 2004 (Awarded in December 2004) All-Star Team: European Championship 2004 - Best Playmaker - (Awarded in December 2004) 2005 All-Star Team: Danish League 2004/05 - Best Playmaker - (Awarded in May 2005) 2006 MVP - European Championship 2006 (Awarded in December 2006) All-Star Team: European Championship 2006 - Best Playmaker - (Awarded in December 2006) ‘Role model’ of the year, Norwegian Sports Gala (Awarded in January 2007) ’Team Player’ of the year, Norwegian Sports Gala (Awarded in January 2007) 2007 ‘Snill Pike Statuetten’ - Norwegian media photographers (Awarded in March 2007) World Handball Player of the Year - Readers of World Handball Magazine and the International Handball Federation web site visitors. (Awarded in September 2008) All-Star Team: World Championship 2007 - Best Left Back - (Awarded in December 2007) 2008 Casparprisen - Gjøvik City (Awarded in August 2008) 2009 ’Player of the Year’ voted by the Ikast-fans (Awarded in May 2009) 2010 All-Star Team: European Championship 2010 - Best Playmaker - (Awarded in December 2010) ’Team Player’ of the year, Norwegian Sports Gala (Awarded in January 2011) Personal life Hammerseng was in a long-term cohabiting relationship with fellow Larvik HK and Norwegian national team player Katja Nyberg. In August 2010, they announced that they had split up even though they would continue to play together for Larvik.. Gro Hammerseng began a new relationship with Larvik teammate Anja Edin in the summer of 2010. They married in 2013. Hammerseng gave birth to their first son, Mio in 2012 and their second son, Leo in 2018. In 2014, Hammerseng and her wife published their book, Anja + Gro = Mio, which is about having a child as a lesbian couple. In the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Hammerseng joined other Norwegian athletes in an Amnesty International campaign for human rights in the People's Republic of China. Results Norway Olympic Games Gold: 2008 World Championship Silver: 2001, 2007 European Championship Gold: 2004, 2006, 2010 Silver: 2002 FC Midtjylland Håndbold Danish Championship Silver: 2007/08 Bronze: 2003/04, 2004/05 Danish