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Mona Solheim

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Mona Solheim
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1979-08-04) 4 August 1979 (age 45)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Lightweight

Mona Solheim (born 4 August 1979) is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner.

Biography

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Solheim competed at the 1999, 2007, 2009 and 2011 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a bronze medal in lightweight at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, after being defeated by eventual world champion Karine Sergerie in the semifinal.[1]

She was awarded the Kongepokal (King's Cup) trophy at the national championships in 1998.[2]

She is a sister of Nina Solheim. They were adopted from South Korea and grew up in Namsos.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Solheim, Mona". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 476. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  3. ^ "Nina inn i Monas team". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 23 October 2008. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Lettere mot OL". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 October 2001. p. 24.
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