Iréne Slättengren

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.

Iréne Slättengren

Personal information
Born	(1952-05-18) 18 May 1952 (age 73) Linköping, Sweden
Years active	1997-c.2008
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Para equestrian
Disability class	Grade II
Event	Dressage
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2004
World finals	2007
Medal record Representing  Sweden Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Individual championship 2004 Athens Individual freestyle

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]