Kim Briggs (handballer)

Kim Briggs (born 29 July 1977)[1] is an Australian female handball player. She was a member of the Australia women's national handball team. She was part of the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, playing two matches. The Australian team were beaten by Angola into tenth place.[2][3]

Kim Briggs
Personal information
Born (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality  Australia
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Senior clubs
Years Team
 University of Sydney
National team 1
Years Team
 Australia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of only during the 2000 Summer Olympics

After the Olympics Briggs continued her involvement with the Sydney University Handball Club, firstly as a player and later as a referee and coach.[4] She also represented New South Wales in National Championships.[5] In 2008 she was assistant coach to the Australian women's junior handball team, which competed at that year's World Championships in Belgrade. In 2017 she and Tessa Hayn jointly coached the New South Wales U18 and U21 teams to win their respective Australian Championships.[6]

References
  1. "Kim Briggs, Olympic Handball | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Kim Briggs Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Kim Briggs". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. "End of An Era I 2007 Annual Report". Issuu. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. "2005 Annual Report". Issuu. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. "September: NSW Junior Women National Champs". www.nswhandball.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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