Tonje Haug Lerstad (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian

handball 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 thr ...

player who plays for

ESBF Besançon ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League. Honours * French Women's First League: **''Gold:'' 1988, 1998, 2001, 2003 **''Bronze:'' 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2 ...

. She is also a part of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

's national recruit team in handball. She also represented Norway at the

2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final. Teams ;Africa * * * ...

, placing 5th, at the 2015 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship, placing 6th, at the

2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship The 2014 IHF Women's Youth World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place in Macedonia from 20 July to 3 August 2014. Romania won the final and their first title by defeating Germany 32–21. Denmark secured the bronz ...

, placing 13th and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th.

Achievements

* Norwegian League: ** Silver: 2019/2020, 2020/2021 ** Bronze: 2021/2022 *Norwegian Cup: **''Finalist'': 2019

Individual awards

* All-Star Goalkeeper of the

European Women's U-19 Handball Championship The European Women's U-19 European Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Europe. Organized by the European Handball Federation, it takes place every two years. The competition received it ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lerstad, Tonje Haug 1996 births Living people Handball players from Trondheim Norwegian female handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Norwegian expatriate handball players in France