Vanja Blomberg

Vanja Hedvig Desideria Blomberg (later Webjörn, born 28 January 1929) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (all-around) and 1952 Summer Olympics (team portable apparatus). She was the national all-around champion in 1950 and attended the 1956 Olympics as a coach.[1][2]

Vanja Blomberg
Blomberg at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1929-01-28) 28 January 1929
Göteborg, Sweden
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubHuskvarna GF, Jönköping
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiTeam portable apparatus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 BaselTeam all-around

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vanja Blomberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "Vanja Blomberg". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.


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