Eva Lund

Swedish curler and Olympic gold medalist (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eva Lund (born 1 May 1971) is a Swedish curler.[1] 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), 146 lb (10 st 6 lb, 66 kg).

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Eva Lund
Lund at the 2010 Winter Olympics
BornEva Eriksson
1 May 1971 (1971-05) (age 54)
Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2006 TurinWomen's
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverWomen's
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 PaisleyWomen's
Gold medal – first place2006 Grande PrairieWomen's
Silver medal – second place2001 LausanneWomen's
Silver medal – second place2009 GangneungWomen's
Bronze medal – third place2003 WinnipegWomen's
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 LeukerbadWomen's
Gold medal – first place2001 VierumäkiWomen's
Gold medal – first place2002 GrindelwaldWomen's
Gold medal – first place2003 CourmayeurWomen's
Gold medal – first place2004 SofiaWomen's
Gold medal – first place2005 Garmisch-PartenkirchenWomen's
Gold medal – first place2007 FüssenWomen's
Silver medal – second place2008 HärnösandWomen's
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 GlasgowWomen's
Silver medal – second place1990 Portage la PrairieWomen's
Bronze medal – third place1992 OberstdorfWomen's
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Born in Stockholm, Sweden, as Eva Eriksson, she lives in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, with her husband and Swedish national curling coach Stefan Lund and her son Adam and daughter Anna. Eva Lund trains with the Härnösands CK club, and when not curling is a regulatory affairs project manager.

Eva Lund played third for Anette Norberg's team, and has won many international titles, including two golds in the Olympic Winter Games 2006 in Turin and 2010 in Vancouver. In the world championships she has a gold from 2005 and 2006, a silver from 2001 and a bronze from 2003. She has won gold in the European championships in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. She also has a gold from 1993 as a reserve. And in the Elite series she has won gold in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, with bronze from 1993, 1998, and 1999. She recently retired.

In 2003 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

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