Sara Nordenstam
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| Full name | Sara Nordenstam | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 February 1983 Lycksele, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lambertseter SK | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | SMU Mustangs | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.[1]
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
- ↑ Goll, Svein. "Nordenstam wins Bronze medal". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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