Elisabeth Persson

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Elisabeth Persson
Other namesMaria Elisabeth Persson
Born21 January 1964 (1964-01-21) (age 61)
Umeå, Sweden
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Brandon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kamloops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Saint John
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Geneva
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Oberstdorf
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Perth
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Leukerbad
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Füssen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Oberstdorf
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Copenhagen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Grindelwald

Maria Elisabeth Persson (born 21 January 1964) is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. [1] [2] She is a four-time world champion with the Swedish team, winning with skip Elisabet Gustafson in 1992, 1995, 1998, and 1999.

In 1993 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame and in 2020 she and the rest of Team Gustafson were inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. [3]

At the time of the 1999 World Championships, she was living in Umeå. [4]

References

  1. "1998 Winter Olympics Nagano, Japan Curling" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 19, 2008)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabeth Persson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Full name: Maria Elisabeth Persson
  3. "Canadian and Swedes to be inducted into World Curling Hall of Fame". World Curling Federation. 2020-02-25. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. "Sweden's Gustafson wins record fourth world title". Calgary Herald. April 11, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved March 14, 2024.