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Born | Kristiansand, Norway | 10 October 1986||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | S7, SB6 | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Breaststroke Butterfly stroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marianne Fredbo née Mæland (born 10 October 1986) is a former Norwegian Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. Her highest achievement is winning a bronze medal at the 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships in the 100 m breaststroke SB6. She has represented Norway at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal. Fredbo's right arm and left leg were amputated in a lawnmower accident when she was four years old. [1][2]