Jenny Palmqvist (born 2 November 1969)
is a Swedish
association football
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referee.
Early life and education
Palmqvist was born in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
and grew up in
Sweden. She is tall and can speak
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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, as well as her native
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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.
Career
Palmqvist has refereed several major
women's association football
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matches at domestic and international level. These include the final of the
2004 Summer Olympics tournament and the 2009 and 2012
UEFA Champions Leagues. In the 2012 Summer Olympics'
United States
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1–0
North Korea
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group stage game she showed North Korea's
Choe Mi-gyong
Choe Mi-gyong (; born 17 January 1991) is a North Korean football player that plays for the North Korea women's national football team and Rimyongsu Sports Club. She played in the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially ...
the only red card in the tournament. She previously signaled the tournament's first penalty in the opening matchday's
Brazil
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5–0
Cameroon
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.
Major games by tournament
National teams
*
2004 Summer Olympics — The
United States
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2–1
Brazil
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final.
*
2006 Asian Cup — The
Australia 2–0
Japan semifinal.
*
2006 U–20 World Championship — The
China 0–0
United States
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third place game and the United States 4–1
Germany
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quarterfinals.
*
2007 World Cup — The
United States
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3–0
England
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quarterfinals.
*
2008 Summer Olympics — The
United States
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2–1
Canada
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quarterfinals.
*
2009 European Championship — The
Germany
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2–1
Italy
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quarterfinals.
*
2011 World Cup — The
France
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1–1
England
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quarterfinals, won by France on penalties.
*
2012 Summer Olympics — The
Canada
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1–0
France
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bronze medal match.
Clubs
*
2004 UEFA Women's Cup — The
Fulham 1–4 (2–7)
Frankfurt
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quarterfinal's 2nd leg.
*
2007 UEFA Women's Cup — The
Arsenal 4–1 (9–1)
Breiðablik quarterfinal's 2nd leg.
*
2008 UEFA Women's Cup — The
Arsenal 2–3 (2–3)
Olympique Lyon
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quarterfinal's 2nd leg.
*
2009 UEFA Women's Cup — The
Duisburg
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1–1 (7–1)
Zvezda Perm final's 2nd leg.
*
2010 UEFA Champions League — The
Duisburg
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2–1 (4–1)
Arsenal quarterfinal's 1st leg.
*
2011 UEFA Champions League — The
Duisburg
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2–1 (5–2)
Everton quarterfinal's 2nd leg.
*
2012 UEFA Champions League — The
Olympique Lyon
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2–0
Frankfurt
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final.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Swedish football referees
Swedish people of South Korean descent
FIFA Women's World Cup referees
Olympic football referees
Football referees at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Women association football referees