Dagmar Salén
 Sven and Dagmar Salén | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 May 1901 Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1980 (aged 79) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Dagmar Salén (née Mörner, 22 May 1901 – 20 December 1980) was a Swedish sailor. Together with her husband Sven Salén she won a bronze medal in the mixed 6 m class at the 1936 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Swedish woman to win an Olympic medal in sailing.[1][2]
Salén was born in a noble family, and married Sven Salén in 1931.[2] Their son Sven H. Salén (born 1939) became a lawyer and politician.
References
- ↑ Dagmar Salén. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 Dagmar Salén. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1980 deaths
- Swedish female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Sweden
- Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Örebro
- Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors
- 20th-century Swedish sportswomen
- Swedish sailing Olympic medalist stubs