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Christina Næss

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Christina Næss
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClassificationsC3
Medal record
Representing  Faroe Islands
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m backstroke C3
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400m freestyle C3-4

Christina Næss is a Faroese swimmer. She is the only person ever to have won a gold medal for the Faroe Islands at the Paralympic Games.[1]

Næss represented the Faroe Islands at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, competing in two swimming events. She medalled in both, taking gold in the 100 metre backstroke (C3 disability category), and silver in the 400 metre freestyle (C3-4).

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