1952 | HP | |
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Men's Four | 13th | 19.2 |
19.2 |
1936 | 1948 | 1952 | HP | |
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Women's 100 metres Freestyle | SF:16th | SF:9th | 166.4 | |
Women's 400 metres Freestyle | silver | fifth | 5500 | |
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay | 7th | fourth | 500 | |
6166.4 |
She was not yet 16 in Berlin, but still won a silver. Between 1936 and 1943, she set 44 world records (all of them still standing when she retired in 1954), but close family connections to the Nazi party meant she went in exile to Sweden. When she returned in 1948, Danish officials questioned her amateur status so she missed the 1948 Olympics. By 1952 her career was almost over, so her Olympic tally is not what one would expect from a swimmer that was voted one of the top ten swimmers of the 20th century.
1972 | HP | |
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Men's Team | 9th | 80 |
80 |
Written 2017-11-08 - last modified 2021-12-31
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