Tertnes Idrettslag is a

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, founded on 25 January 1953. Active in

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, football,

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, handball and mountaineering, it is best known for its women's handball team.

Handball

The club has two sections for handball, the elite section named Tertnes Håndball Elite and a grassroots section. The women's handball team quickly became the flagship of Tertnes, when they in 1992 managed to qualify for the Norwegian top division,

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. The team has played in the highest league since its promotion in 1992, and has won silver four times (1998/99, 2003/04, 2005/06 and 2008/09) and appeared in the cup final 3 times, placing second all times (2001/02, 2013 and 2016). Former players include

Cecilie Leganger Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. International championships Leganger made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 1993, 17 years old, and retired three year ...

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Mette Davidsen Mette Davidsen (born 26 June 1976, in Bergen) is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999 with the Norwegian national team Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in ...

Mia Hundvin Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a former Norwegian handball player. Career Hundvin played 73 matches for Norway's national handball team in addition to playing for professional clubs. She was part of national teams that won the Europea ...

Stine Skogrand Stine Ruscetta Skogrand (born 3 March 1993) is a Norwegian handball player for Ikast Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. Her position is mainly right back, although in the national team she usually plays right wing. She made her debut o ...

Terese Pedersen Terese Hosking (Pedersen) (born 27 April 1980 in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She recently played for Byåsen HE, but is now retired. She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, a ...

Linn Gossé Linn Gossé (born 25 June 1986) is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Tertnes HE. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team back in 2005 and played two matches that year. She was back on the national team in 2012, but ...

and

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Football

The men's football team plays in the Fourth Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having played in the Third Division from

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