Lene Tystad

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Lene Tystad
 
Born (1975-05-25) 25 May 1975 (age 48)
Team
Curling clubTrondheim Curlingklubb, Trondheim
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
5 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Paralympic
appearances
Ice sledge speed racing: 1 (1998),
Wheelchair curling: 2 (2006, 2010)
Medal record
Ice sledge speed racing
Winter Paralympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Sollefteå
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Sursee

Lene Tystad (born 25 May 1975 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian wheelchair curler [1] and ice sledge speed racer.

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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).

Wheelchair curling teams and events

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2003–04 Paul Aksel Johansen Geir Arne Skogstad Lene Tystad Trine Fissum Gry Roaldseth WWhCC 2004 (12th)
2004–05Paul Aksel JohansenGeir Arne SkogstadLene TystadTrine Fissum Rune Lorentsen Ingrid Claussen WWhCC 2005 (5th)
2005–06Geir Arne SkogstadRune LorentsenPaul Aksel JohansenTrine FissumLene Tystad WPG 2006 (4th)
2006–07Rune LorentsenGeir Arne Skogstad Jostein Stordahl Lene TystadTrine Fissum Thoralf Hognestad WWhCC 2007 Gold medal icon.svg
2007–08Rune LorentsenJostein StordahlGeir Arne SkogstadLene Tystad Anne Mette Samdal Thoralf Hognestad WWhCC 2008 Gold medal icon.svg
2008–09Rune LorentsenGeir Arne SkogstadJostein StordahlAnne Mette SamdalLene TystadThoralf Hognestad WWhCC 2009 (7th)
2009–10Rune LorentsenJostein StordahlGeir Arne SkogstadLene TystadAnne Mette Samdal Per Christensen WPG 2010 (9th)

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