Renate Urne (born 11 June 1982) is a retired Norwegian international

handballer Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thro ...

. She played in her native Norway for Erdal IL, IL Bjørnar and Tertnes HE, before moving to German side

HC Leipzig HC Leipzig is a women's handball club based in Leipzig, Germany. They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the EHF Women's Champions League, the now defunct EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, which merged with the Women's EHF ...

in 2007. She stayed in Leipzig until her retirement in 2011. Urne made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2003, and has played a total of 20 matches and scored 15 goals. She made her final appearance in the national team at the

2009 World Women's Handball Championship The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition, second to take place outside Europe, of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). P ...

against Romania, winning the match 25–24, and winning the bronze medal at the championship.

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* Norwegian female handball players 1982 births Living people Norwegian expatriate handball players in Germany 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-handball-bio-stub