Karen Harup
Danish swimmer
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Karen Harup in 1947
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20 November 1924
Skovshoved , Denmark |
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Died |
9 July 2009
(2009-07-09)
(aged
84)
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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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