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'''Josephine Touray''' (born 6 October 1979) is a former [[Denmark|Danish]] [[team handball]] player and Olympic champion of [[Gambia]]n descent. She played mainly as a right back. Over the course of her career she played 115 games for the Danish national team, where she scored 360 goals. She played for the clubs: Bjerringbro KFUM, [[Viborg HK]], [[KIF Kolding]], [[Ikast-Bording EH]], [[FCK Håndbold]] und [[SK Aarhus]], all in Denmark. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]].<ref name=db-ol2004-handball>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN "2004 Summer Olympics &ndash; Athens, Greece &ndash; Handball"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407003625/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN |date=7 April 2008 }} &ndash; ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)</ref>
'''Josephine Touray''' (born 6 October 1979) is a former [[Denmark|Danish]] [[team handball]] player and Olympic champion of [[Gambia]]n descent. She played mainly as a right back. Over the course of her career she played 115 games for the Danish national team, where she scored 360 goals. She played for the clubs: Bjerringbro KFUM, [[Viborg HK]], [[KIF Kolding]], [[Ikast-Bording EH]], [[FCK Håndbold]] und [[SK Aarhus]], all in Denmark. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]].<ref name=db-ol2004-handball>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN "2004 Summer Olympics &ndash; Athens, Greece &ndash; Handball"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407003625/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=26&sp=HAN |date=7 April 2008 }} &ndash; ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 25 February 2008)</ref>


After her playing career, Touray studied Law. She has been involved in various charity organisation. First in FANT - Football for a new tomorrow, an organisation supporting sports in [[developing countries]]<ref>https://www.bt.dk/haandbold/bts-julekalender-4-dec-josephine-touray-har-faaet-et-nyt-liv-jeg-savner-at</ref> and Hej-Fonden, an organisation against bullying, which has involved numerous former and current Danish handball players, including [[Mikkel Hansen]] and [[Mie Højlund]].<ref>https://www.bt.dk/haandbold/josephine-touray-scorer-nyt-job-er-ny-direktoer-for-hej-fonden</ref>
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Josephine Touray
Personal information
Born (1979-06-10) 10 June 1979 (age 45)
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–1998
Viborg HK
1998-2003
Kolding IF
2003–2005
Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold
2005–2008
FC København Håndbold
2008–2010
SK Aarhus
2010–2012
Frederiksberg IF
2013
København Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001-2008
Denmark 123 (383)

Josephine Touray
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary Team

Josephine Touray (born 6 October 1979) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion of Gambian descent. She played mainly as a right back. Over the course of her career she played 115 games for the Danish national team, where she scored 360 goals. She played for the clubs: Bjerringbro KFUM, Viborg HK, KIF Kolding, Ikast-Bording EH, FCK Håndbold und SK Aarhus, all in Denmark. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

After her playing career, Touray studied Law. She has been involved in various charity organisation. First in FANT - Football for a new tomorrow, an organisation supporting sports in developing countries[2] and Hej-Fonden, an organisation against bullying, which has involved numerous former and current Danish handball players, including Mikkel Hansen and Mie Højlund.[3]

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