{ "id": "epq436hhyk", "slug": "anita-rapp", "title": "Anita Rapp", "updated": "2026-10-20", "topic_path": [ { "id": "play", "label": "Sports, games, and recreation", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play" }, { "id": "play.football", "label": "Association football", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football" }, { "id": "play.football.people", "label": "Football people and teams", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people" }, { "id": "play.football.people.biographies", "label": "People", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people.biographies" }, { "id": "play.football.people.biographies.women.players", "label": "Women's footballers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people.biographies.women.players" }, { "id": "play.football.people.biographies.women.players.alpha-m-to-y", "label": "Surnames M to Y", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people.biographies.women.players.alpha-m-to-y" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies.women.players", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020: Women's footballers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies.women.players", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play", "label": "Sports, games, and recreation", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.football", "label": "Association football", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.football" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people", "label": "Football people and teams", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies", "label": "People", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies.women.players", "label": "Women's footballers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.football.people.biographies.women.players" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Anita Rapp (Anita Rapp-Ødegaard), born 1977 in Lillehammer, is a Norwegian former midfielder who won Olympic gold in women's football at Sydney 2000, earned 62 caps with 12 goals, and played for Asker and New York Power.", "snippet": "Anita Rapp (Anita Rapp-Ødegaard), born 1977 in Lillehammer, is a Norwegian former midfielder who won Olympic gold in women's football at Sydney 2000, earned 62 caps with 12 goals, and played for Asker and New York Power.", "node": "play.football.people.biographies.women.players.alpha-m-to-y", "markdown": "# Anita Rapp\n\n**Anita Rapp** (full name Anita Rapp-Ødegaard, born 1977 in [Lillehammer](https://www.edgepedia.org/lillehammer), Norway) is a Norwegian former international footballer who played as a midfielder and was part of the Norwegian squad that won the gold medal in the women's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940) • [2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Born | 1977, Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940) |\n| Position | Midfielder[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n| Olympic result | Gold, women's football, 2000 Summer Olympics, Norway; she played the first group-stage match[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940) • [2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n| Senior international record | 62 caps, 12 goals; plus 13 caps and 6 goals for age-restricted national teams[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n| Clubs | Asker (1998–2001 and 2004); New York Power (2002–2003)[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n| Club honors | Norwegian league champion with Asker in 1998 and 1999; Norwegian cup champion in 2000[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n| Other international honors | European Championship bronze in 2001; World Cup squad in 1999[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) |\n\n## International career\n\nRapp was in the Norwegian squad at the 1999 [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-womens-world-cup) and won a European Championship bronze medal with Norway in 2001.[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) Her senior national-team career totals 62 appearances and 12 goals, in addition to 13 appearances and 6 goals for Norway's age-restricted teams.[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp)\n\nAt the Sydney 2000 Olympics she played in Norway's first match of the group stage, and the team finished first in the women's tournament to take the gold medal.[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940) • [2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) Olympedia also lists her among the Olympians who took part in the 2004 Olympic football qualification campaign, in which she made 7 appearances, scored 2 goals, and played 380 minutes across UEFA Group 1 qualifiers against France, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine, and at the [2003 FIFA Women's World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/2003-fifa-womens-world-cup) in the United States, where Norway faced France, Brazil, South Korea, and the United States.[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940)\n\n## Club career\n\nRapp's club career was centered on Asker, with which she won the Norwegian league title in 1998 and 1999 and the Norwegian cup in 2000.[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) She played for Asker from 1998 to 2001 and returned for the 2004 season.[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp) Olympedia records her club affiliation as Asker Skiklubb, Asker, and lists her playing measurements as 177 cm and 64 kg.[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940)\n\nIn 2002 and 2003 she played in the United States for New York Power in the professional American women's league. The team finished last in the eight-team league in 2002 and fifth in 2003, and the league was dissolved after the 2003 season.[2](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Anita Rapp, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90940)\n2. [Jan Holm: Anita Rapp, Store norske leksikon (updated 25 November 2024)](https://snl.no/Anita_Rapp)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Association football › Football people and teams › People › Women's footballers › Surnames M to Y*\n\n*Initially written Oct 20, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/anita-rapp", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/anita-rapp.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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