Pia Kramling, 59, won the Olympic gold in chess for the first time.
This is 44 years after her first Olympic medal.
– I hope this will give a boost to Swedish chess, you say.
Pia Crumling He returned to Swedish soil after just over 24 hours of success in Chennai, India, which ended with a gold medal around his neck.
Earlier today, the 59-year-old was celebrated in the arrivals hall in Arlanda with applause, flowers, balloons and the Swedish flag.
– It was really surprising, but so much fun. I am happy. I hope this gives a boost to Swedish chess, she says.
On Tuesday, the 59-year-old won the Olympic gold after a thrilling finish. In the final ranking, she got the same score in the performance ranking as the 16-year-old great talent Eileen Roypers from Holland.
Younger than 43 years old
The Swede played a total of one match more than the 43-year-old Robbers and thus took the gold medal.
– There is a big age difference between us. It really shows in chess that everyone can play and it’s so funny that so many little girls come in. But I didn’t really realize that even… when I play, I don’t usually look at things like that. I know if I have the energy I’ll play all eleven rounds and then we’ll see how it goes, she says.
In his eleven matches, Crammling has a score of 9.5 with 2,532 in the rating performance.
The first Olympics in 1978
This was the thirteenth Olympic Games in which Pia Kramling participated.
– The first was in 1978. I was the best first table player in both 1984 and 1988. But then they counted differently. At present, the classification performance is being examined. It’s the most beautiful thing. It was great fun.
Olympic gold medal does not bring money prizes, but the important thing for her is the fun of chess.
I’ve been playing chess for nearly 50 years and it’s still fun. We have a very good national team. Going out with the national team, where my daughter also plays and my husband is the captain, is simply a lot of fun. I know that if I feel good, results can come too.