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As coach, she has led the team to victory in the 2008 Olympic tournament, the World Women"s Handball Championship in 1999, and four European Women"s Handball Championships, in 1998 (Netherlands), 2004 (Hungary), 2006 (Sweden) and 2008 (Macedonia). As a player she played 140 games with the Norwegian national team from 1975 to 1983. She has her education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
Breivik has been coach for clubs such as Byåsen Illinois and Larvik Hong Kong, and from 1994 head coach for the Norwegian national female team
She is appointed at the Olympiatoppen where she is responsible coach for team sports. Breivik is known for her calm, controlled coaching style, for solid knowledge and for constantly trying to develop the sport.
As an example of the latter, Norway often swaps the goalkeeper for an extra player in five-to-six penalty play, in order to be able to keep up a normal attack (at the expense of greatly increased vulnerability during a counter-attack if the ball should be lost). In January 2009 Breivik announced that she had decided to step down as national coach after 15 years on the job.
Olympic Games 1996: 4th 2000: 3rd 2004: did not qualify 2008: 1st World Championships 1995: 4th 1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 2nd 2003: 6th 2005: 9th 2007: 2nd European Championships 1994: 3rd 1996: 2nd 1998: 1st 2000: 6th 2002: 2nd 2004: 1st 2006: 1st 2008: 1st On 16 March 2009, King Harald V of Norway appointed Breivik Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav for her efforts as a role model in Norwegian sports.
