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Jenny Wolpert
Jenny Wolpert née Ryman (born mid-1980s) is a Swedish American professional bridge player and teacher. Before emigrating to North America she played as Jenny Ryman (to 2007). Wolpert is a world champion, having been a member of the USA2 team that won the Venice Cup in 2013. Jenny Ryman was born in Sweden. She played for the Sweden women in two world championship tournaments, the 2004 World Team Olympiad and the 2005 Venice Cup. In the European Bridge League championships she played for Sweden teams from 2002 (Schools, or under-21) to 2006 (Women). She is married to Gavin Wolpert, also a professional bridge player. They have three children and live primarily in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Bridge accomplishments Wins * Venice Cup (1) 2013 * North American Bridge Championships (6) **Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2005 **Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 2011 **Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (2) 2011, 2012 **Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 2009, 2010 **Chicago Mixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedes
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
