Jenny Palmqvist


Jenny Palmqvist is a Swedish association football referee.

Early life and education

Palmqvist was born in South Korea, but grew up in Sweden. She is tall and can speak English, as well as her native Swedish.

Career

Palmqvist has refereed several major women's association football matches at domestic and international level. These include the final of the 2004 Summer Olympics tournament and the 2009 and 2012 UEFA Champions Leagues. In the 2012 Summer Olympics' United States 1–0 North Korea group stage game she showed North Korea's Choe Mi-gyong the only red card in the tournament. She previously signaled the tournament's first penalty in the opening matchday's Brazil 5–0 Cameroon.

Major games by tournament

National teams