Cecilie Drabsch Norland (born 10 November 1978) is a retired

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competed in international level events. She was

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

's first gold medallist in swimming and was the flag bearer for

Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, (14 men and 10 women,) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008. Norwegian competitors took part in nine different sports: Archery at the 2008 Summer P ...

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1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Stavanger Paralympic swimmers of Norway Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Norwegian female freestyle swimmers S8-classified Paralympic swimmers 21st-century Norwegian women {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub