Anna Ólafsdóttir

Anna Ólafsdóttir (2 September 1932 – 21 January 2013) was an Icelandic swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics[1][2] and was the first woman to represent Iceland at the Olympics.[3] During her athletic career, she set several national records in swimming.[4]

Anna Ólafsdóttir
Personal information
Born(1932-09-02)2 September 1932
Died21 January 2013(2013-01-21) (aged 80)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Sport
SportSwimming

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Ólafsdóttir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Aðalatriðið er ekki að sigra, heldur að taka þátt í drengilegri keppni". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  3. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 February 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
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