Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir |
| National team |  backstroke |
| Club | Sundfélag Akranes |
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir (born November 11, 1982, in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and butterfly events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and former Icelandic record holder in the same strokes (both 100 and 200 m).
Kolbrún made her first Icelandic team, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, she failed to reach the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing forty-third in the 100 m backstroke (1:07.28), and thirty-second in the 200 m backstroke (2:24.33).[2][3]
At the
Sze Hang Yu to pick up a sixth seed by 0.09 of a second in 1:02.33. Kolbrún failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-first overall on the first day of preliminaries.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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