Isabel Blanco biography
Date of birth : 1979-05-10
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Bergen, Norway
Nationality : Norwegian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-12-14
Credited as : Handball player, line player for FC Midtjylland Håndbold, Championship Norwegian national team
0 votes so far
She won a gold medal at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship with the Norwegian national team and again at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.
Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes, Club El Ferrobus Mislata and Aalborg DH. She obtained a silver medal in the 2005 and 2008 Danish championships, and a bronze medal in 2006, when she was voted Pivot of the Year in the Danish league.
Personal
Her father is Spanish, but except for the one year at Club El Ferrobus Mislata she has not lived in Spain. Blanco is an avid painter and photographer, and has stated on numerous occasions that she would like to pursue them as a career when she is done with handball. Blanco has her own website where she sells her paintings.