Helena Lingham

Helena Lingham (born 22 September 1963 as Helena Svensson) is a Swedish female curler.^[1]

BornHelena Svensson
(1963-09-22) 22 September 1963 (age 62)

Curling clubFalu CC, Falun,
Frösö-Oden CK, Stockholm,
Härnösands CK, Härnösand

Member Association Sweden

World Championship
appearances6 (1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003)

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Helena Lingham
Curler  ♀
Born	Helena Svensson (1963-09-22) 22 September 1963 (age 62)
Team
Curling club	Falu CC, Falun, Frösö-Oden CK, Stockholm, Härnösands CK, Härnösand
Curling career
Member Association	Sweden
World Championship appearances	6 (1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003)
European Championship appearances	3 (1990, 1998, 2002)
Other appearances	World Senior Curling Championships: 2 (2018, 2019)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1995 Brandon 2001 Lausanne 1994 Oberstdorf 2003 Winnipeg European Championships 2002 Grindelward Swedish Women's Championship 1990 1998 2001 2003 1999

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She is a 1995 world champion and 2002 European champion. In 1998 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

She was elected to the World Curling Board, as Director in September 2022.

In 1995 she was elected to the Swedish Curling Association Board and served on the Board for 16 years. She was a representative of the Swedish Curling Association to World Curling for 12 years. During the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998 she served as Chef de Mission of the Swedish Curling delegation.

She also served on the Board Nomination Committee at the Swedish Olympic Committee for 10 years, first as a member (2005–2009), then as Chair (2009–2015). Between 2014 and 2022 she served as Board and Executive Committee Member at Täby Sim.