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'''Eydis Konráðsdóttir''' (born February 16, 1978) is |
'''Eydis Konráðsdóttir''' (born February 16, 1978) is a former swimmer from [[Iceland]], who specialized in sprint butterfly events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Eydis Konráðsdóttir|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/eydis-konradsdottir-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/eydis-konradsdottir-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 22 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | Konradsdottir made her first Icelandic team, as an eighteen-year-old junior, at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], where she competed in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]. Swimming in heat three, she picked up a fifth |
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She represented [[Iceland]] in two editions of the [[Olympic Games]] (1996 and 2000), and also held an Icelandic record in the 100 m butterfly until it was later broken by [[Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir]] and [[Sarah Blake Bateman]] within the 2000s decade. Konradsdottir is a medicine undergraduate at the [[University of New South Wales]], and also married to Australia's medley swimmer and three-time Olympian [[Matthew Dunn (swimmer)|Matthew Dunn]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Campion|first=Britta|title=Icelandic Butterfly|url=http://idurefgroup.org/medweb.nsf/page/shownewsstoryarchive?OpenDocument&LinkID=BF00179D00|publisher=[[University of New South Wales]]|date=3 September 2005|accessdate=22 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130624205001/http://idurefgroup.org/medweb.nsf/page/shownewsstoryarchive?OpenDocument&LinkID=BF00179D00|archivedate=24 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=eydis>{{cite news|title=Afrekskonur á Ólympíuleikanaļūst|trans-title=Women's achievements at the Olympics|language=Icelandic|url=http://www.vf.is/frettir/afrekskonur-a-olympiuleikana/1352|publisher=[[Víkurfréttir]]|date=16 August 2000|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Konradsdottir competed again in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]. She achieved a [[FINA]] B-cut of 1:02.93 from the Mare Nostrum Meet in [[Canet-en-Roussillon]], [[France]].<ref name=eydis/><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060043000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eydís á leið til Ástralíuļūst|trans-title=Eydis goes to Australia|language=Icelandic|url=http://www.vf.is/ithrottir/eydis-a-leid-til-astraliu/3991|publisher=[[Víkurfréttir]]|date=22 February 2000|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Thailand's three-time Olympian [[Praphalsai Minpraphal]]. She posted a seventh-place time of 1:03.27 in her own race to edge out Trinidad and Tobago's [[Siobhan Cropper]] by 0.07 seconds. Konradsdottir failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall on the first day of prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2011 |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=224 |accessdate=19 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Konradsdottir made her first Icelandic team, as an eighteen-year-old junior, at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], where she competed in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]. Swimming in heat three, she picked up a fifth seat and twenty-ninth overall in 1:03.41.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 3 |url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 May 2011 |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Atlanta 1996]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=47 |accessdate=14 June 2013 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Konradsdottir competed again in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]. She achieved a [[FINA]] B-cut of 1:02.93 from the Mare Nostrum Meet in [[Canet-en-Roussillon]], [[France]].<ref name=eydis/><ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060043000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eydís á leið til Ástralíuļūst|trans-title=Eydis goes to Australia|language=Icelandic|url=http://www.vf.is/ithrottir/eydis-a-leid-til-astraliu/3991|publisher=[[Víkurfréttir]]|date=22 February 2000|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Thailand's three-time Olympian [[Praphalsai Minpraphal]]. She posted a seventh-place time of 1:03.27 in her own race to edge out Trinidad and Tobago's [[Siobhan Cropper]] by 0.07 seconds. Konradsdottir failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall on the first day of prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2011 |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=224 |accessdate=19 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 5 November 2024
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| Full name | Eydis Konráðsdóttir |
| National team | Iceland |
| Born | 16 February 1978 Keflavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Keflavík Íþrótta-og Ungmennafélag |
Eydis Konráðsdóttir (born February 16, 1978) is a former swimmer from Iceland, who specialized in sprint butterfly events.[1]
Career
[edit]She represented Iceland in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and also held an Icelandic record in the 100 m butterfly until it was later broken by Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir and Sarah Blake Bateman within the 2000s decade. Konradsdottir is a medicine undergraduate at the University of New South Wales, and also married to Australia's medley swimmer and three-time Olympian Matthew Dunn.[2][3]
Konradsdottir made her first Icelandic team, as an eighteen-year-old junior, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she competed in the 100 m butterfly. Swimming in heat three, she picked up a fifth seat and twenty-ninth overall in 1:03.41.[4]
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Konradsdottir competed again in the 100 m butterfly. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:02.93 from the Mare Nostrum Meet in Canet-en-Roussillon, France.[3][5][6] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Thailand's three-time Olympian Praphalsai Minpraphal. She posted a seventh-place time of 1:03.27 in her own race to edge out Trinidad and Tobago's Siobhan Cropper by 0.07 seconds. Konradsdottir failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall on the first day of prelims.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eydis Konráðsdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Campion, Britta (3 September 2005). "Icelandic Butterfly". University of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Afrekskonur á Ólympíuleikanaļūst" [Women's achievements at the Olympics] (in Icelandic). Víkurfréttir. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Eydís á leið til Ástralíuļūst" [Eydis goes to Australia] (in Icelandic). Víkurfréttir. 22 February 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
