Irene Dalby

Irene Dalby
Personal information
Full nameIrene Karine Dalby
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1971-05-31) 31 May 1971 (age 52)
Stange, Hedmark
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHamar IL
Medal record
Women’s swimming
Representing  Norway
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 800 m freestyle

Irene Karine Dalby (born 31 May 1971 in Stange, Hedmark) is a former international swimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is a three-time Olympian for her native country.

Honours

  • 1986: 1 bronze medal (800 m freestyle) at the European Junior Championship
  • 1989: 1 bronze medal (800 m freestyle) at the European Championships, Silver in the FINA Swimming World Cup (Distance) freestyle)
  • 1991: 2 gold medal (400 m freestyle and (800 m freestyle in the European Championships
  • 1993: 1 silver medal (800 m freestyle and 1 bronze medal (400 m freestyle at the European Championships
  • 1995: 2 bronze medals (400 m freestyle and (800 m freestyle in the European Championships

Personal bests

When Dalby retired as swimmer she sat this personal bests in short course:

  • 57.13 on 100 m freestyle
  • 2:00.44 on 200 m freestyle
  • 4:07.88 on 400 m freestyle
  • 8:26.81 on 800 m freestyle

References