Mia Terese Hundvin, a former handball player, joined Norway’s national women’s handball team in 1988 after playing for private clubs since 1986. She participated in 73 games for Norway, contributing to their victories in the European Women’s Handball Championship in 1998 and the World Women’s Handball Championship in 1999.
Born in Bergen, Norway, Hundvin is the daughter of Eirik Hundvin, a successful metal music producer in the 1980s. While she maintains much of her personal life discreet, Hundvin remains a popular figure among the Norwegian public, often viewed as enigmatic. She became the inaugural cover feature of Stella magazine in 2011, garnering significant attention for the new publication through her interview.
Throughout her career, Hundvin has engaged in several high-profile relationships with fellow athletes and has been vocal about her sexuality. Explaining her perspective to a reporter, she said, “I am Mia. When you have feelings for someone, you forget what gender the person is.”
In 2000, Hundvin entered a registered partnership with Camilla Anderson, a Danish handball player, which granted same-sex couples in Norway similar legal rights to married couples before same-sex marriage was legalized. Celebrated as “couple goals” and LGBT icons in their respective countries, they even competed against each other in the 2000 Sydney Olympic games, marking the first time a married couple did so. Norway emerged victorious, with Hundvin scoring a decisive goal in the final seconds.
Following their separation in 2003, Hundvin began a relationship with snowboarder Terje Haakonsen, then the world’s leading snowboarder. They share two children. Presently, Hundvin serves as an influencer, advocating for women’s health and fitness through her Instagram platform.