Karen Harup
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Born | 20 November 1924 Skovshoved, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 July 2009(2009-07-09) (aged 84)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | DKG, København | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
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. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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- 1924:
Sybil Bauer (USA)
- 1928:
Marie Braun (NED)
- 1932:
Eleanor Holm (USA)
- 1936:
Nida Senff (NED)
- 1948:
Karen Harup (DEN)
- 1952:
Joan Harrison (RSA)
- 1956:
Judy Grinham (GBR)
- 1960:
Lynn Burke (USA)
- 1964:
Cathy Ferguson (USA)
- 1968:
Kaye Hall (USA)
- 1972:
Melissa Belote (USA)
- 1976:
Ulrike Richter (GDR)
- 1980:
Rica Reinisch (GDR)
- 1984:
Theresa Andrews (USA)
- 1988:
Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1992:
Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
- 1996:
Beth Botsford (USA)
- 2000:
Diana Mocanu (ROM)
- 2004:
Natalie Coughlin (USA)
- 2008:
Natalie Coughlin (USA)
- 2012:
Missy Franklin (USA)
- 2016:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2020:
Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
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