Sonja Sigurðardóttir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1990 |
| Years active | 1997- present |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para swimming |
| Disability class | S4, SB3, SM4 |
| Coached by | Thomas Hajek |
Sonja Sigurðardóttir (born 28 January 1990) is an Icelandic female breaststroke, freestyle and medley 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]
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Team Iceland for Rio 2016 Paralympics!". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Kazakhstan, Iceland reveal Rio 2016 teams". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Hafstað, Vala (2016-09-08). "Icelandic Paralympic Team in Rio". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b "Athlete Bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
External links
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Icelandic female breaststroke swimmers
- Icelandic female freestyle swimmers
- Icelandic female medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic swimmers for Iceland
- S4-classified para swimmers
- 21st-century Icelandic sportswomen
- Icelandic swimming biography stubs