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Inger Nordbø

Inger Nordbø

Danish and Norwegian diver and swimmer (1915–2004)

Inger Nordbø (née Kragh; 27 June 1915 – 29 November 2004) was a Danish/Norwegian sports swimmer and diver. She won two bronze medals at the European championships, in diving and breaststroke swimming, respectively. She competed in two Olympic games, in 1936 and 1948.

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Nordbø was born in Copenhagen on 27 June 1915, and became Norwegian citizen from 1935.[2]

Competing for Denmark, then named Inger Kragh, she won a bronze medal in 200 metres breaststroke, and another bronze medal in diving, at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships in Magdeburg.[2] She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she finished eleventh in springboard and 12th in platform. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1][3]

She won a total of 54 Norwegian titles in diving, and four Nordic championships. Competing in swimming, she won two individual titles in breaststroke, and six titles in team swimming, and also one Nordic title in team swimming.[2]

She is credited for having introduced organized synchronized swimming in Norway and was an honorary member of Oslo IL.[2]

She died in Oslo on 29 November 2004.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Inger Nordbø". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Bryhn, Rolf. "Inger Nordbø". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Inger Nordbø". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.


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