Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir Explained

Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
Fullname:Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
Strokes:Butterfly, backstroke
Club:Sundfélag Akranes
Birth Date:11 November 1982
Birth Place:Akranes, Iceland
Height:1.740NaN0
Weight:640NaN0
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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 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kolbrún shortened her program on her second Olympic appearance, swimming only in the 100 m butterfly. She posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:02.07 from the Games of the Small States of Europe in Valletta, Malta.[4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including five-time Olympian Mette Jacobsen of Denmark. She edged out Hong Kong's 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]

Notes and References

  1. Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025222/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/kolbrun-yr-kristjansdottir-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 30 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1 . . . . 291 . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1 . . . . 299 . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  4. Web site: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  6. News: Thomas . Stephen . Women’s 100 Butterfly Prelims: Petria Thomas Fastest Through to Semis – One Full Second Ahead of Inky . . 14 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210209/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7784.asp . 28 December 2013 .
  7. News: Kolbrún Ýr hóf keppni. Kolbrún Yr began competition. Icelandic. Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 August 2004. 1 May 2013.