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Norwegian swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Full name | Sara Nordenstam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lycksele, Sweden | 28 February 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lambertseter SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | SMU Mustangs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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