Anna Lindberg

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Anna Lindberg
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Personal information
Born16 November 1981 (1981-11-16) (age 41)
Karlskoga, Sweden
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Budapest 1m Springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Budapest 3m Springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Eindhoven 1m Springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Turin 3m Springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Eindhoven 1m Springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Eindhoven 3m Springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Budapest 1 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Seville 3m Springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Helsinki 3m Springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Turin 1m Springboard

Anna Ulrika Lindberg (born 16 November 1981) is a Swedish former diver. She won the 1m and 3m Springboard events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships and the 2012 European Aquatics Championships. She is the daughter of former Swedish divers Ulrika Knape and Mathz Lindberg. [1]

Lindberg competed in five Olympic Summer Games, in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Her best result was a 5th place on the 3m springboard in 2000. [1]

In 2022, she participated in the second season of Masked Singer Sweden, broadcast on TV4. [2]

She gave birth to a son, Yelverton, on 30 May 2009. The father is the Swedish hockey player Calle Steen. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nationalencyklopedin, Anna Lindberg
  2. "Hen blev först att ta av sig masken och lämna "Masked Singer" i TV4". Expressen. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Anna Lindberg har blivit mamma - DN.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-19. DN