Ylva Lindberg Explained

Ylva Lindberg
Birth Date:29 June 1976
Birth Place:Umeå, Sweden
Height M:1.65
Weight Kg:58
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:MB Hockey
Segeltorps IF
Sex:f
Ntl Team:SWE
Career Start:1993
Career End:2010

Ylva Lindberg (née Martinsen; born 29 June 1976) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and,, an assistant coach to the Norwegian women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]

Lindberg came out as lesbian in 2006, along with fellow hockey player Erika Holst.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damkronorna . 5 October 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005030323/http://www.damkronorna.se/modules.php?name=Landslagen&file=truppen . 5 October 2007 . sv.
  2. (Swedish)