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Marianne Fredbo

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S7, SB6, SM7

Further personal information

Other names
Marianne Maeland
Residence
Kristiansand, NOR
Occupation
Athlete, Motivational Speaker
Higher education
University of Agder : Kristiansand, NOR

Sport specific information

Name of coach
Geir Thorstensen [personal], NOR; Morten Eklund [national], NOR
Handedness
Left

International debut

Year
2007
Competing for
Norway
Location
Stavanger

General interest

Impairment
At age four she was severely injured in an accident with a lawnmower, which resulted in her having her right arm and left leg amputated. (javadparsa.com, 01 Jan 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Heat 1 6
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Heat 1 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 2 2012-08-31 7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Heat 2 2012-09-05 5