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Kari Mette Johansen

handball player

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Born
January 11, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1979

About Kari Mette Johansen

Kari Mette Johansen is a Norwegian team handball player, a two time Olympic champion, once a world champion and four times European champion. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian National Team. With Larvik she won 12 Norwegian Championships, 11 Norwegian Cups and the 2010-11 Champions League. She also won two EHF Cup Winners' Cups. At her first major international tournament, she won gold medals at the 2004 European Championship.

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Kari Mette Johansen timeline

  1. At her first major international tournament, she won gold medals at the 2004 European Championship.
  2. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian National Team.
  3. With Larvik she won 12 Norwegian Championships, 11 Norwegian Cups and the 2010-11 Champions League.

The world when Kari Mette Johansen was born

Kari Mette Johansen was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kari Mette Johansen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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