Lina Teresia Wester (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish
ice hockey
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forward
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.
International career
Wester was selected for the
Sweden women's national ice hockey team
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in the
2014 Winter Olympics
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. She played in all six games, scoring one goal.
As of 2014, Wester has also appeared for Sweden at three
IIHF Women's World Championships
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The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more champions ...
. Her first appearance came in
2011
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.
Wester made one appearance for the
Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team
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, at the
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
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, in
2010
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, winning a bronze medal.
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Career statistics
Through 2013–14 season
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
People from Rättvik Municipality
Swedish women's ice hockey forwards
Ice hockey people from Dalarna County
21st-century Swedish sportswomen
Leksands IF (women) players
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