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Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen (20 November 1924 – 9 July 2009)[2] was a Danish swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three medals: a gold in the 100 m backstroke and silvers in the 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle, placing fourth in the 100 m freestyle.
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| Born | 20 November 1924 Skovshoved, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 2009 (aged 84)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DKG, København | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won three more gold medals at the 1947 European Championships.[3] During her career she held 30 national titles and set two world records in freestyle relay events. In 1949 she retired from competitions and started a five decades long career of a swimming coach. In 1975 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4][5]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- "Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen". Gravsted.dk. 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2021. (in Danish)
- "Legenden fra OL i 1948 er død" [Legend from the Olympic Games 1948 has died]. Politiken. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Karen Margrethe Harup - Swimming". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Harup". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "KAREN HARUP (DEN) 1975 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame.[dead link]
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На других языках
- [en] Karen Harup
[it] Karen Harup
Karen Margrethe Harup, coniugata Petersen (Gentofte, 20 novembre 1924 – Copenaghen, 9 luglio 2009), è stata una nuotatrice danese.[ru] Харуп, Карен
Карен Маргрете Харуп Петерсен (дат. Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen; 20 ноября 1924, Гентофте, Ховедстаден — 19 июля 2009[1], Копенгаген) — датская пловчиха, чемпионка и двукратный серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1948 года[2][3].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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