Elina Eggers

Elina Elisabeth Eggers (born March 12, 1987 in Stockholm) is a Swedish platform diver.[1] She is a thirteen-time Swedish diving champion, a four-time All-American athlete, and a two-time first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honoree.[2] She also won a bronze medal in the women's platform at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with a score of 319.65, earning her a spot on the Swedish team for the Olympics.[3]

Elina Eggers
Personal information
Full nameElina Elisabeth Eggers
NationalitySwedish
Born (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
College teamArizona State Sun Devils (USA)
ClubSK Neptun (SWE)
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 10 m

Petre represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed as a lone female diver in the women's platform event. She was ranked sixteenth out of twenty-nine divers in the preliminary rounds, until a much better performance in the semi-finals left Petre in ninth position, attaining a score of 315.45.[4][5] Petre, however, finished only in twelfth place by eleven points behind Japan's Mai Nakagawa, with a score of 285.85.[6]

Petre is also a member of the swimming and diving team for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and an economics graduate at the Arizona State University in Glendale, Arizona.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elina Eggers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "ASU junior dives into academic, athletic honors". Arizona State University. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. Parr, Derek (22 March 2008). "Diving – Champions maintain family traditions". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "Women's 10m Platform Semifinal". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Elina Eggers till OS-final i simhopp" [Elina Eggers advances to the Olympic finals in diving] (in Swedish). News AT. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  6. "Women's 10m Platform Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  7. "Sun Devil Athletics congratulates 72 graduates". Arizona State University. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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