Sonja Sigurđardóttir

Sonja Sigurđardóttir (born 28 January 1990) is an Icelandic female para swimmer. She competed at the Paralympics for the first time in 2008 and again she was eligible to compete at the Rio Paralympics.[1][2][3]

Sonja Sigurdardottir
Personal information
Born28 January 1990
Years active1997- present
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportPara swimming
Disability classS4, SB3, SM4
Coached byThomas Hajek

Career

She started her Para swimming career in 1997 and she also made her debut at the International level in 2004.[4]

She made her debut at the Paralympics in 2008. In 2016, she was awarded the Best Sportswoman of the Year by the Icelandic Sports Association by the Disabled.[4]

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References

  1. "Meet Team Iceland for Rio 2016 Paralympics!". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. "Kazakhstan, Iceland reveal Rio 2016 teams". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. Hafstað, Vala (2016-09-08). "Icelandic Paralympic Team in Rio". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. "Athlete Bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


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