Madelene Nordlund
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Madelene Nordlund is a paralympic athlete
from Sweden
competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.
Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing
in 2008 Summer Paralympics
she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m and 800m but could not add to her medal tally.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.
Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m and 800m but could not add to her medal tally.