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).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir |
| National team |  Iceland |
| Born | 11 November 1982 Akranes, Iceland |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, backstroke |
| Club | Sundfélag Akranes |
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]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 291. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 100 Butterfly Prelims: Petria Thomas Fastest Through to Semis – One Full Second Ahead of Inky". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Kolbrún Ýr hóf keppni" [Kolbrún Yr began competition] (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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