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| Full name | Irene Karine Dalby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1971 Stange, Hedmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hamar IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irene Karine Dalby (born 31 May 1971 in Stange, Hedmark) is a former international swimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is a three-time Olympian for her native country.
When Dalby retired as swimmer she sat this personal bests in short course:
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