Lisa Nordén

Lisa Nordén (born 24 November 1984, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden) is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and 2008 and 2016 Olympian. She is also the winner of the 2012 Triathlon World Series.

Lisa Nordén
Nordén at the Sprint World Championships 2011
Personal information
Full nameLisa Nordén
Born (1984-11-24) 24 November 1984
Kristianstad, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTriathlon
Coached byDarren Smith

Nordén's other accomplishments include Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion (World Championship Series) of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and 2010, and bronze medalist at the European Championships 2010.

Athletic career

Nordén took the silver medal in triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She was credited with the same time (1:59.48) as gold medalist Nicola Spirig, but was edged out in a photo finish.[2] The Swedish Olympic Committee (NOC) appealed the result to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).[3] The appeal was denied the day after it was filed,[4] Norden said she was happy with her silver medal and considered it a gold medal.[5]

Nordén additionally takes part in non ITU events. In 2010, she won three gold medals at Gladbeck, Witten and Schliersee (German open Championships). She has represented Stadtwerke Team Witten.

In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Sweden in women's triathlon. She earned a bronze medal.

Outside of triathlon, Nordén won the Swedish national cycling time trial championships in 2018, [6] and the Swedish national road cycling championships in 2019.[7]

Personal life

In Sweden, Nordén lives in Stockholm,[1] and represents Terrible Tuesdays Triathlon Club. Her training base is Stockholm since fall 2012. It was Canberra, Australia for several years before that.

ITU World Championship Series podiums

Season Date Position Location Time
200931 May Silver Madrid2:05:59
25 July Silver Hamburg1:57:06
15 August Silver London1:54:26
22 August Gold Yokohama1:55:55
13 September Silver Gold Coast11:59:19
201017 July Gold Hamburg1:53:53
14 August Silver Kitzbühel2:03:06
201223 June Silver Kitzbühel2.05:40
25 August Gold Stockholm21:00:36
29 September Gold Yokohama1:59:07
1 Grand Final
2 Sprint Distance

References

Awards
Preceded by
Therese Alshammar
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
2012
Succeeded by
Johan Olsson
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