Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1933 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 22 April 1960 (aged 27) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir (1 February 1933 – 22 April 1960) was an Icelandic swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] A women's pioneer swimmer in Iceland, she won several national championships and once held all women's national records in backstroke and front crawl.[3][4]
Kolbrún was born in Reykjavík and started swimtraining with Ármann at the age of 12.[5] She died in 1960 at the age of 27 after battling an unspecific illness for 12 years.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Almanak Þjóðvinafélagsins". gardur. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Einstök afrekskona kvödd". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 April 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Aðalatriðið er ekki að sigra, heldur að taka þátt í drengilegri keppni". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ég hef gaman af að keppa". Heimilispósturinn (in Icelandic). 15 June 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
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