Sara Nordenstam

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Sara Nordenstam
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Personal information
Full nameSara Nordenstam
NationalityFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 (age 42)
Lycksele, Sweden
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubLambertseter SK
College team SMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Budapest 200 m breaststroke

Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam (born 28 February 1983 in Lycksele, Sweden) is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, before moving to Oslo. Since 2004 she has been a naturalised citizen of Norway. [1]

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Nordenstam set a European record in the heats of the 200 meters breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the final she took the bronze medal with a new European record of 2:23,02, making her the first Norwegian woman to win an Olympic swimming medal. [2]

Nordenstam has 16 Norwegian championship medals.

Nordenstam studied advertising and marketing in the United States and received a bachelor's degree. Nordenstam is a resident of Lambertseter in Oslo.

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References

  1. Bryhn, Rolf. "Sara Nordenstam". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. Goll, Svein. "Nordenstam wins Bronze medal". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.