Josephine Touray
Personal information
Born (1979-06-10) 10 June 1979
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)
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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