Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir

Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir (born November 11, 1982 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and butterfly events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and former Icelandic record holder in the same strokes (both 100 and 200 m).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kolbrún.
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
Personal information
Full nameKolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
National team Iceland
Born (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982
Akranes, Iceland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, backstroke
ClubSundfélag Akranes

Kolbrún made her first Icelandic team, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, she failed to reach the semifinals in any of her individual events, finishing forty-third in the 100 m backstroke (1:07.28), and thirty-second in the 200 m backstroke (2:24.33).[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kolbrún shortened her program on her second Olympic appearance, swimming only in the 100 m butterfly. She posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:02.07 from the Games of the Small States of Europe in Valletta, Malta.[4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including five-time Olympian Mette Jacobsen of Denmark. She edged out Hong Kong's Sze Hang Yu to pick up a sixth seed by 0.09 of a second in 1:02.33. Kolbrún failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-first overall on the first day of preliminaries.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 291. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. "Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 100 Butterfly Prelims: Petria Thomas Fastest Through to Semis – One Full Second Ahead of Inky". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. "Kolbrún Ýr hóf keppni" [Kolbrún Yr began competition] (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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