Linda Andersen
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| gold | Barcelona 1992 | Europe |
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| silver | Nieuwpoort 1988 | Europe |
Linda Widwey Andersen (born June 15, 1969 in Tønsberg ) is a former Norwegian sailor .
successes
Linda Andersen started at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in the boat class Europe , in which she took first place. With 48.7 points she was Olympic champion ahead of Natalia Vía Dufresne and Julia Trotman . Four years later she competed in Atlanta in the 470 dinghy with her sister Ida , with whom she finished the regatta in tenth place. At World Championships in 1988 in Nieuwpoort in Europe, she won the silver medal.
Andersen received the Fearnleys olympiske ærespris and the Aftenposten gold medal for her Olympic success in 1992 .
Web links
- Linda Andersen in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Linda Andersen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champions in the Europe class
1992: Linda Andersen | 1996: Kristine Roug | 2000: Shirley Robertson | 2004: Siren Sundby 
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Andersen, Linda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andersen, Linda Widwey (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th June 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonsberg , Norway |