Magdalena Tjernberg
BornJune 3, 1970
NationalitySwedish
Known forSwimming, Summer Paralympics

Magdalena Tjernberg (born June 3, 1970) in Gothenburg, is a Swedish former Paralympic swimmer.[1] Her twin sister, Gabriella Tjernberg, was also a parasailing athlete.[2]

She won four gold and one silver medal in the Summer Paralympics which was held in New York in 1984. In the next Summer Paralympics which was held in Seoul in 1988, she took six gold and two silver medals. [3]

At the European Championships in Rome in 1985, she took five golds. At the 1986 World Cup in Gothenburg, Tjernberg took nine gold, one silver and two bronze. She was named Sports Woman of the Year in 1986.[4]

In 1988, she finished second in the voting for the Jerring Award; second behind the Olympic gold medalist in skating, Tomas Gustafson.

International honors

Paralympic Games
Year Place Medal Proof
1984 New York ( United States)
Stoke Mandeville ( United Kingdom)
 Gold 100 m butterfly B1
1984 New York ( United States)
Stoke Mandeville ( United Kingdom)
 Gold 100 m breaststroke B1
1984 New York ( United States)
Stoke Mandeville ( United Kingdom)
 Gold 400 m breaststroke B1
1984 New York ( United States)
Stoke Mandeville ( United Kingdom)
 Gold 400 m free B1
1984 New York ( United States)
Stoke Mandeville ( United Kingdom)
 Silver 100m free B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 50 m breaststroke B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 100 m breaststroke B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 200 m breaststroke B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 100m free B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 400 m free B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Gold 200m B1 styles
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Silver 50 m free B1
1988 Seoul ( South Korea)  Silver 100 m butterfly B1

References

  1. "Soviet Life Magdalena Tjernberg". 1988.
  2. "Magdalena Tjernberg and Gabriella Tjernberg".
  3. "Summer Paralympics Magdalena Tjernberg".
  4. "Gothenburg World Cup".
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