Lene Tystad | |
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Born | 25 May 1975 |
Team | |
Curling club | Trondheim Curlingklubb, Trondheim |
Career | |
Member Association | Norway |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 5 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
Paralympic appearances | Ice sledge speed racing: 1 (1998), Wheelchair curling: 2 (2006, 2010) |
Lene Tystad (born 25 May 1975 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 a bronze medal at 1000 m LW11 event. [2] She also participated at three ice sledge racing events: 100 m LW11 (5th place), 500 m LW11 (4th place) and 1500 m LW11 (4th place).
As a wheelchair curler she participated at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a two-time World wheelchair champion curler (2007, 2008).
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2003–04 | Paul Aksel Johansen | Geir Arne Skogstad | Lene Tystad | Trine Fissum | Gry Roaldseth | WWhCC 2004 (12th) | |
2004–05 | Paul Aksel Johansen | Geir Arne Skogstad | Lene Tystad | Trine Fissum | Rune Lorentsen | Ingrid Claussen | WWhCC 2005 (5th) |
2005–06 | Geir Arne Skogstad | Rune Lorentsen | Paul Aksel Johansen | Trine Fissum | Lene Tystad | WPG 2006 (4th) | |
2006–07 | Rune Lorentsen | Geir Arne Skogstad | Jostein Stordahl | Lene Tystad | Trine Fissum | Thoralf Hognestad | WWhCC 2007 |
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) |
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