Marie Solberg (born 6 June 1988) is a Norwegian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

. She took part in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

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in the Sonar class and won a bronze medal together with

Per Eugen Kristiansen Per Eugen Kristiansen (born 8 April 1969) is a Norwegian sailor from Bekkestua who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Sonar class, together with Marie Solberg and Aleksander Wang-Hansen. He has sailed since he was 7. In 19 ...

and

Aleksander Wang-Hansen Aleksander Wang-Hansen (born 19 March 1982 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian sailor. He has taken part in the Paralympic Games since 2000, and achieved his best finish of third and a Bronze at the 2012 Summer Games in London, United Kingdom. Wang-Han ...

. She works as a graphic designer and graduated from Høgskolen i Østfold,

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish mun ...

. In January 2012 Team Sonar Norway, which she is a part of, won the World Sailing Championships in their class in

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.''Marie Solberg klar for Paralympics''. Article in sa.no
/ref> She joined the team in 2009 and her best performance was the medal at the Summer Paralympics in 2012.

References

External links

Marie Solberg at kappseiling.no

''Bronse i Paralympics''. Article in sa.no

Norwegian disabled sportspeople Norwegian female sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Sarpsborg 1988 births Living people {{2012-Paralympics-stub