Nina Solheim

Nina Solheim
Medal record
Competitor for  Norway
Women’s taekwondo
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing +67 kg[1]
World Championships
Bronze 2001 Jeju Welterweight
European Championships
Bronze 2006 Bonn Welterweight
Bronze 2008 Rome Middleweight

Nina Solheim (born 4 August 1979) is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004, participating in the women's +67 kg division, she lost in the quarterfinals against Luo Wei of China after injuring her knee. In addition to a bronze medal from the 2001 World Taekwondo Championships in Jeju, South Korea, Solheim won the gold medal in middleweight (-72 kg) at the 2006 World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. At the 2008 Olympics, she was beaten by Mexican Maria Espinosa and claimed the silver medal.

Solheim is a well-known athlete in Norway. Although she was born in South Korea, at seven months, she and her twin sister Mona were adopted by Norwegian parents,[2] and growing up in Namsos. She currently lives in Oslo.

References

  1. ^ Solholm, Rolleiv (23 August 2008). "Olympic Games: Another Silver medal for Norway". Norway Post. http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=186406. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link]
  2. ^ Heggdal, Hanne Talsnes (19 July 2003). "OL-håpet Nina (23) fra Namsos" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Avisa. http://www.tronderavisa.no/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?AID=/20030719/SPORT/107190005. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link]

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