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Swedish female handball player
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Age
41 years
Sports Teams
RK Krim
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Biography
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Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish handballer who plays as a left back for Liga Națională club CSM București. She officially retired from the Sweden national team on 21 February 2017. Torstenson competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.
International honours
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2016
- Bronze Medalist: 2017
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2014
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2011
- Bucharest Trophy:
- Winner: 2014, 2015
- European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2010
- Bronze Medalist: 2014
- Carpathian Trophy:
- Winner: 2015
Awards and recognition
- Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
- Handball-Planet.com Best Defensive Player: 2014
- Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011
- Prosport Best Defender of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017
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