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Sara Nordenstam

Sara Nordenstam
Personal information
Full nameSara Nordenstam
Nationality Norway
Born (1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 (age 41)
Lycksele, Sweden
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubLambertseter SK
College teamSMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 200 m breaststroke

Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam (born 28 February 1983 in Lycksele, Sweden) is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, before moving to Oslo. Since 2004 she has been a naturalised citizen of Norway.[1]

Nordenstam set a European record in the heats of the 200 meters breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the final she took the bronze medal with a new European record of 2:23,02, making her the first Norwegian woman to win an Olympic swimming medal.[2]

Nordenstam has 16 Norwegian championship medals.

Nordenstam studied advertising and marketing in the United States and received a bachelor's degree. Nordenstam is a resident of Lambertseter in Oslo.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Sara Nordenstam". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Goll, Svein. "Nordenstam wins Bronze medal". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
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