Maria Cecilia Christina Östling (born 17 January 1978) is a former

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from

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, who twice won a gold medal at the

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. She competed for her native country at the

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, in the women's 100 m breaststroke (23rd place) and the women's 200 m breaststroke (21st place). Östling also participated in the

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, finishing in 17th place in the women's 100 m breaststroke.

Clubs

* SS Mora 1991–1996 * Södertörns SS 1996–present

References

1978 births Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Gnesta Municipality Living people SS Mora swimmers Södertörns SS swimmers Swedish female breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Södermanland County 21st-century Swedish sportswomen 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub