Ylva Lindberg
Swedish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Ylva Lindberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1976-06-29) 29 June 1976 (age 48) Umeå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for | MB Hockey Segeltorps IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ylva Lindberg (née Martinsen; born 29 June 1976) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and, as of the 2021–22 season[update], 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]
References
- ^ "Damkronorna" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ Jansson, AnnaMaria (31 May 2006), "OS-hjältarna: Vi är homosexuella", Aftonbladet, archived from the original on 10 August 2007, retrieved 5 November 2007 (Swedish)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Ylva Lindberg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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