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Disa Eythorsdottir

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Hjördis "Disa" Eythorsdottir (born 24 July 1965)^[1] is an Iceland-born American bridge player. She is from Reykjavík.^[2]

Eythorsdottir was stripped of a silver medal at the 2002 world championships in Montreal for refusing to take a drug test covering substances banned by the IOC.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Eythorsdottir claims she was on a prescription diet drug connected with a back condition. She had asked the authorities if the drug was banned. She did not have a certificate to cover the prescription.^[6]

Bridge accomplishments[edit]

Wins[edit]

North American Bridge Championships (9)
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 2010 ^[7]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1994, 1998, 2000 ^[8]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 2012 ^[9]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2006 ^[10]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1994, 2001, 2002 ^[11]

Runners-up[edit]

North American Bridge Championships (13)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 2009 ^[12]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1997 ^[7]
- Grand National Teams (1) 1997 ^[13]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2010, 2012 ^[8]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 2008, 2010, 2011 ^[9]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2000, 2007, 2008 ^[11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2001, 2003 ^[14]

References[edit]

^ "EYTHORSDOTTIR Disa". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 616. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

^ Jackson, Steve (September 15, 2002). "Bridge fans understand the value of drug testing". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

^ "IOC: 'Mind' sports must drug test, too". Drug Testing News. Passyourdrugtest.com. April 26, 2003. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

^ Jourdain, Patrick (September 2, 2002). "CN QU: Bridge Player Is Stripped Of Medal For Refusing Drug". The Daily Telegraph. reprint: Media Awareness Project (mapinc.org). Retrieved 2015-01-13.

^ "Bridge player is stripped of medal for refusing drug test". Drug Testing News. Daily Telegraph. September 2, 2002. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

^ ^a ^b "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ ^a ^b "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ ^a ^b "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ ^a ^b "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.