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Karin Lindberg

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Karin Lindberg
Personal information
Born6 October 1929 (1929-10-06) (age 94)
Kalix, Sweden
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubGK Stockholmsflickorna, Stockholm
Arbetarnas GF, Örebro
SSIF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team portable apparatus
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team portable apparatus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Basel Team all-around

Karin Elisabet Lindberg (later Lindén, born 6 October 1929) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in team exercise with portable apparatus, in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Her teams finished fourth all-around in 1948 and 1952. Her best individual result was seventh place on the vault in 1952.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Karin Lindén". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Lindberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.