Background
Palmqvist was born in South of Korea, but grew up in Sweden.
Palmqvist was born in South of Korea, but grew up in Sweden.
She is 5 ft 5 in (165 m) tall and can speak English, as well as her native Swedish. 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 Union of European Football Associations Champions Leagues.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics" United States 1–0 North of Korea group stage game she showed North of 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 2004 Summer Olympics — The United States 2–1 Brazil final.
2006 Asian Cup — The Australia 2–0 Japan semifinal. 2006 U–20 World Championship — The China 0–0 United States third place game and the United States 4–1 Germany quarterfinals.
2007 World Cup — The United States 3–0 England quarterfinals.
2008 Summer Olympics — The United States 2–1 Canada quarterfinals. 2009 European Championship — The Germany 2–1 Italy quarterfinals. 2012 Summer Olympics — The Canada 1–0 France bronze medal match.
= Clubs 2004 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup — The Fulham 1–4 (2–7) frankfurt quarterfinal"s 2nd legal
2007 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup — The Arsenal 4–1 (9–1) Breiðablik quarterfinal"s 2nd legal 2008 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup — The Arsenal 2–3 (2–3) Olympique Lyon quarterfinal"s 2nd legal
2009 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup — The Duisburg 1–1 (7–1) Zvezda Permanent final"s 2nd legal 2010 Union of European Football Associations Champions League — The Duisburg 2–1 (4–1) Arsenal quarterfinal"s 1st legal
2011 Union of European Football Associations Champions League — The Duisburg 2–1 (5–2) Everton quarterfinal"s 2nd legal
2012 Union of European Football Associations Champions League — The Olympique Lyon 2–0 Frankfurt final.