Draft:Elna Widerström (diver)
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Elna Widerström (diver)
[edit] Elna Widerström, 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | May 5, 2005 Lund, Sweden |
| Height | 165cm (5ft 5in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | 3 meter springboard,
3 meter synchro, 1 meter springboard |
| College team | University of Minnesota |
| Club | Malmö Kappsimningsklubb |
| Coached by | Wenbo Chen |
Elna Hannah Matilda Widerström (born 5 May 2004) is a Swedish diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard disciplines.
Widerström earned a gold medal at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in the 1m springboard event.[1] as well as a silver medal at the 3m women's synchronized springboard event[2].She also has a bronze modal in the 3m women's synchronized springboard discipline from the 2022 European Championships.[3][4], and a Junior European Championships silver medal in the same event.
Widerström has participated in European as well as World Championships at both junior and senior levels, where she has claimed several final spots. Domestically she has won national champion titles in all women's springboard events, both in individual and synchronized events.
In 2024 she was selected for the Swedish Olympic Committees talent program “Topp och Talang”[5] and she also received the Swedish National Sport Confederation Elite sports scholarship[6]
Career
[edit]Junior national team
[edit]Widerström was part of the Swedish Junior National Diving Team from 2018[7] until 2022. She represented Sweden at the Junior European championships in 2021 and 2022, earning a silver medal in 3m synchro with Nina Janmyr in 2022[8]. Later in 2022, she also participated at the Junior World Diving Championships in Montreal, reaching finals in the 1m, 3m, and 3m synchro events[9]
During this period, she also earned several medals at national championships, including gold medals in 1m and 3m mixed synchro[10]
National team
[edit]Widerström first represented Sweden at a senior level at the European Championships in 2022, where she took the bronze medal in the 3m synchro event[11] together with Emilia Nilsson Garip.
In 2023 she participated in both the European Games[12] in Rzeszów, Poland, and the World Aquatics Championships[13][14] in Fukuoka, Japan, and qualified for finals.
She also participated in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships[15] in Doha, Qatar, claiming a spot in the Final in the 1m. springboard event.
At the 2024 European Aquatics championships in Belgrade, Serbia, she claimed the gold medal in the 1m springboard event[1][16][17][18], and also claimed a silver medal in the women's 3m synchronized event[2][19] together with Nina Janmyr.
College diving
[edit]Since the autumn of 2023, she has been living in Minneapolis, USA, where she competes in the NCAA series representing the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities[20], coached by Wenbo Chen.
She finished
Further reading
[edit]Elna Widerström at World Aquatics
Elna Widerström at Golden Gophers
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Belgrade 2024: Elna Widerstrom shocked by 1m Spirngboard title and Spain claim second diving gold – European Aquatics Belgrade 2024". Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b "Belgrade 2024: Great Britain claim second title, Andrzej Rzeszutek lands first gold for Poland – European Aquatics Belgrade 2024". Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Sport, S. V. T. (2022-08-18). "Simhopp: Ny svensk EM-medalj i simhopp – Elna Widerström och Emilia Nilsson Garip tog brons". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "EM-brons signerat Malmö och Lund: "Hade inte förväntat oss detta"". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Elna och Emilia uttagna till topp och talang". svensksimidrott.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Elitidrottsstipendium till Elna Widerström". svensksimidrott.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Elna Widerström uttagen till juniorlandslaget". Simklubben Poseidon. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "LEN European Junior Championships | Otopeni 2022". ejcotopeni2022.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "SM-resultat SM 2023 (sommar) SM 2022 (sommar) SM 2021 (vår) SM 2020 (vår) SM 2019 (sommar) SM 2019 (vinter) SM 2018 (sommar) SM 2018 (vinter)". svensksimidrott.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "LEN European Aquatics Championships 2022 | Roma". roma2022.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Torres, Rúben (2022-12-09). "Diving". European Games 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Sport, S. V. T. (2023-07-17). "Simning: VM-kommentatorer skickas hem – på grund av rasism". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Två svenska simhopperskor klara för VM-final". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2024-02-02. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (2024-06-18). "Video: Här är Elna Widerströms guldhopp på simhopps-EM". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Sundberg/TT, Göran; TT (2024-06-18). "Från sjuksängen till skrällguld: "Helt overkligt"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Sport, S. V. T. (2024-06-20). "Simhopp: Nina Janmyr och Elna Widerström tar EM-silver i simhopp i synchro 3 meter". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Elna Widerstrom - Women's Swimming & Diving". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.