| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 18 | Women | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:02:27.47 |
| World Triathlon Series Ranking (Ranking) | ||||
| 2 | Women | 2009 | 4130 | |
| 3 | Women | 2010 | 3390 | |
| 9 | Women | 2011 | 2265 | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 3 | Women | 2010 | Athlone, IRL | 1:53:30 |
| 4 | Women | 2009 | Holten, NED | 1:57:00 |
| World Triathlon Series Ranking | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2010 | Hamburg | 1:53:53 |
| 1 | Women | 2009 | Yokohama | 1:55:55 |
| 2 | Women | 2012 | Kitzbuhel | 2:05:40 |
| 2 | Women | 2010 | Kitzbuhel | 2:03:06 |
| 2 | Women | 2009 | Gold Coast, QLD, AUS | 1:59:19 |
| 2 | Women | 2009 | London | 1:54:26 |
| 2 | Women | 2009 | Hamburg | 1:57:06 |
| 2 | Women | 2009 | Madrid | 2:05:59 |
Nickname
"The Herring" [both for her swimming abilities and its place as a traditional Swedish dish]. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Hobbies
Body surfing, baking cakes. (triathlon.org, 21 Nov 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sports Science
Language(s) spoken
English, German, Swedish
Club name
Kristianstad Triathlon Club, Kristianstad, SWE
Coach
Darren Smith (AUS) from 2007 (iamspecialized.com, 01 Apr 2012; triathlon.competitor.com, 13 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives
She grew up competing in horseriding [eventing] until she changed focus entirely to triathlon after her horse got injured in 2002. (triathlon.org, 30 May 2009)
Other sports
Her mother was on the Swedish junior national track team for 800m and 1500m. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Injuries
In June 2011 she had been suffering from a lower leg problem since January, which was eventually diagnosed as severe tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus, a tendon that runs from the lower leg down under the foot. She said it would result in a "decent chunk of time off" but she raced in the ITU World Championship Series London event six weeks later. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2011; lisanorden.com, 15 Jun 2011)
A fall from her bike during rainy training conditions in March 2011 resulted in seven stitches to her chin and face. (lisanorden.com, 15 Jun 2011)
She suffered from knee problems in 2009 and 2010. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She grew up competing in equestrian sports [mainly eventing] and devoted herself to triathlon in 2002 after her horse was injured [she had competed in several triathlons since 2000 but not seriously]. She began triathlon training in Australia during a gap year between high school and university, as her mother was working in Sydney. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2011; ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She cycled from Sweden to Italy [in 19 days] because she wanted to test her fitness. She then completed a small triathlon in Sweden, which she says was not a great success. "I swam breast stroke all the way and was last out of the pool. I can't say I was hooked and kept on with my horse riding. It wasn't until 2002 that I started to actually do some training." After she began training, she says she was motivated by the desire to see if she could compete at international level. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2011; ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Ambitions
To represent Sweden at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Being the first Swedish female triathlete to compete at an Olympic Games [Beijing 2008]. Winning the U23 World Championship, and being on the podium with Emma Snowsill and Vanessa Fernandes at the 2008 World Cup series race in Mooloolaba, Australia: "It was my first World Cup podium and a feeling I'll never forget."
She also looks back fondly on graduating from high school with "good marks, even though I was training for triathlon and looking after a stable with five horses and their training too. Lots of late nights studying and 100 percent focus."
(Athlete, 06 Aug 2011; ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Hero
Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Most influential person in career
Her mother: "My mother has always been encouraging towards everything [well, most things] I've done. Cycling and triathlon was something we started off together and when I wanted to take it a step further she made that possible." (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." (lisanorden.com, 06 Aug 2011)
Awards
She was the first Swedish female triathlete to compete at the Olympic Games when she was placed 18th in Beijing in 2008. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
She won the Skanebragden Award in 2009 and 2010, a prize awarded to the most successful sports achievement connected for an athlete from the Swedish county of Skane. It is awarded via a vote held by the local newspapers Sydsvenska Dagbladet and Sydsvenskan. (sydsvenskan.se, 29 Dec 2010)
General
In 2012 she spent her eighth year living and training in Canberra, Australia, during the European/Northern Hemisphere winter. But despite living in Canberra, she says Sydney is her favourite Australian city. (lisanorden.com, 18 Apr 2012)
She is an alumnus of ITU's Sport Development Program. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
