Ulrika Knape
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| Full name | Ulrika Margareta Knape-Lindberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 April 1955 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 pounds (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ulrika Margareta Knape Lindberg (born Knape April 26, 1955) is a Swedish diver, who is married to fellow Swedish diver Mathz Lindberg. She's mother to the Swedish diver Anna Lindberg.
In the early 1970s, Knape together with her coach, Gunnel Weinås, enjoyed major success not only nationally (winning 38 national Swedish titles), but also internationally: being crowned World Platform Diver of the Year from 1972 to 1974 and winning Olympic gold and silver at the 1972 games and a silver at the 1976 games.
Knape won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1972.
References
| Preceded by Stellan Bengtsson |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1972 |
Succeeded by Rolf Edling |
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