Svea Placida Mariana Norén (5 October 1895 – 9 May 1985) was a
Swedish
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figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
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She won the silver medal in the ladies' singles event at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
behind fellow Swede
Magda Julin
Magda Julin (née ''Mauroy'', 24 July 1894 – 21 December 1990) was a Swedish figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was the 1920 Olympic champion, a two-time Nordic champion, and a three-time Swedish national champion. She was fo ...
. She qualified for the 1924 Games, but did not compete. Norén medaled at the
World Figure Skating Championships
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several times. She won the bronze in 1913 and 1923, and the silver in 1922.
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Results
References
Further reading
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External links
World Figure Skating Championships ladies' results
1895 births
1985 deaths
Olympic figure skaters for Sweden
Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Swedish female single skaters
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish women
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