Iréne Slättengren
Personal information
Born (1952-05-18) 18 May 1952
Linköping, Sweden
Years active1997-c.2008
Sport
CountrySweden
SportEquestrian
Disability classGrade II
EventDressage
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2004
World finals2007
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensIndividual championship
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensIndividual freestyle

Iréne Slättengren (born 18 May 1952)[1] is a Swedish former equestrian and audiologist. She won gold medals in the individual championship test grade II and individual freestyle test grade II dressage events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.

Personal life

Slättengren is from Linköping, Sweden.[1] As a youngstar, she contracted polio which caused a spinal cord injury.[1] Aside from equestrianism, Slättengren has worked as an audiologist at Linköping University Hospital.[2]

Career

Slättengren started competing in 1997, and trained at Linköpings RS.[1] At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Slättengren competed on the horse Larino,[3] as her own horse was injured.[1] She won both the individual championship test grade II[3][4] and individual freestyle test grade II events.[4][5] She was the first Paralympic medallist from Linköping, and was aged 52 at the time.[1] Slättengren also had the third best individual performance in the team event, and the Swedish team finished fourth.[2]

Slättengren competed at the 2007 World Para Dressage Championships,[6] and was considered one of the favourites.[7] She failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Paralympics as her horse Mauritz was injured during the selection trials. Carolin Rutberg was selected instead.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fullträff med guldhäst". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). 16 October 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Iréne Slättengren fick två OS-guld i Aten". My News Desk (in Swedish). 4 October 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Canadian Karen Brain Wins Paralympic Equestrian Bronze". Equestrian Connection. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Second bronze for Tustain". BBC Sport. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Karen Brain Wins Second Paralympic Equestrian Bronze". Equestrian Connection. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Eleven from Australasia for World Para-dressage Champs". Horse Talk. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Britain prepares for World Para Dressage Championships". Horse & Hound. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Inget OS för Slättengren". Corren (in Swedish). 11 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2021.


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