
De Jernhårde Ladies - From Pioneers to Icons
Five legendary Danish handball players from the 1990s gather on stage to share their stories and experiences from a groundbreaking era in Danish sports.
Tina Bøttzau (born 29 August 1971 in Kolding) is a former Danish handball player who won Olympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games, a World Championship gold in 1997, and a European Championship gold in 1996 - all as part of the celebrated squad known as "De Jernhårde Ladies". She played 120 international matches as a right back before retiring in 2001. After two decades as a teacher and completing a master's degree in well-being and resource psychology, she returned to elite handball in 2024 as team manager of the Denmark women's national team.
DanskHåndbold appointed Tina Bøttzau as the new responsible person for the women's development squad on 11 November 2025.
Tina Bøttzau participated in the Paris 2024 Olympics in her new role as Team Manager for the Danish women's national team - her third Olympics in total.
Tina Bøttzau took office in April 2024 as Team Manager for the handball women and thus replaced Christina Roslyng.