Anne Mette Samdal | |
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Born | 15 June 1971 |
Team | |
Curling club | Trondheim Curlingklubb, Trondheim |
Career | |
Member Association | Norway |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 2 (2008, 2009) |
Paralympic appearances | Ice sledge speed racing: 1 (1998), Wheelchair curling: 2 (2010, 2014) |
Medal record |
Anne Mette Samdal (born 15 June 1971 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian wheelchair curler [1] and ice sledge speed racer.
As an ice sledge speed racer she participated at the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games and won two gold medals at 100 m and 500 m LW11 event. [2] [3]
As a wheelchair curler she participated at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics. She is a 2008 World wheelchair champion curler.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2007–08 | Rune Lorentsen | Jostein Stordahl | Geir Arne Skogstad | Lene Tystad | Anne Mette Samdal | Thoralf Hognestad | WWhCC 2008 |
2008–09 | Rune Lorentsen | Geir Arne Skogstad | Jostein Stordahl | Anne Mette Samdal | Lene Tystad | Thoralf Hognestad | WWhCC 2009 (7th) |
2009–10 | Rune Lorentsen | Jostein Stordahl | Geir Arne Skogstad | Lene Tystad | Anne Mette Samdal | Per Christensen | WPG 2010 (9th) |
2013–14 | Rune Lorentsen | Jostein Stordahl | Anne Mette Samdal | Terje Rafdal | Sissel Løchen | Ole Ingvaldsen | WPG 2014 (8th) |
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