Birte Christoffersen (later Hanson, then Ekberg; born 28 March 1924) is a Danish retired diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform for Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Sweden at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the platform in 1948 and finished in 8–12th place on other occasions.[1]

Birte Christoffersen

Personal information
Born	28 March 1924 (1924-03-28) (age 98) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	Kvindelig Idrætsforening, København; Stockholms KK; Malmö SS
Medal record Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London 10 m platform European Championships 1950 Vienna 10 m platform 1950 Vienna 3 m springboard Representing  Sweden European Championships 1954 Turin 10 m platform 1954 Turin 3 m springboard 1958 Budapest 10 m platform

At the European championships Christoffersen won bronze medals in both the platform and springboard in 1950, competing for Denmark. In 1953 she moved to Sweden, and next year won silver medals in both events. She earned one more bronze medal in 1958, in the platform.[2]

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