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Ewa Rydell

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Ewa Rydell
Personal information
Born26 February 1942 (1942-02-26) (age 82)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubGF Juno, Göteborg
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Paris Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Paris All-around

Ewa Rydell (born 26 February 1942) is a Swedish former artistic gymnast who won two medals at the 1963 European Championships.[1][2] She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in the 11th and 8th place with the Swedish team, respectively. Her father Sven Rydell won a bronze medal in football at the 1924 Olympics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 1963 European Championships Women's AA. gymn-forum.net
  2. ^ 1963 European Championships Women's EF. gymn-forum.net
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewa Rydell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.