Julie Hjorth-Hansen Explained

Julie Hjorth-Hansen
Fullname:Julie Hjorth-Hansen
Strokes:Freestyle, medley
Club:Birkerød SK
Birth Date:10 June 1984
Birth Place:Birkerød, Rudersdal, Denmark
Height:1.70NaN0
Weight:660NaN0
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Julie Hjorth-Hansen (born 10 June 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] [2] She placed among the top 10 swimmers in the 200 m individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Vienna, Austria in 2:13.03.[3]

Hjorth-Hansen competed for the Danish swimming squad in the women's 200 m individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:12.74 at the Mare Nostrum Arena International Meet in Canet-en-Roussillon, France.[4] [5] Hjorth-Hansen dipped under the 2:12 barrier in the prelims to secure her spot for the semifinals, checking in with a Danish record and fifth fastest time of 2:11.99.[6] [7] Followed by the next morning's session, Hjorth-Hansen failed to advance to the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a tenth-place overall time in 2:12.26.[8] Hjorth-Hansen also teamed up with Louise Mai Jansen, Micha Østergaard, and Lotte Friis in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Swimming the lead-off leg, Hjorth-Hansen recorded a split of 1:59.16, and the Danish team finished the preliminary heats in tenth overall with a new national record of 8:00.81.[9]

At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Hjorth-Hansen broke two new Danish records. In the 200 m individual medley, she placed fifth in the final by 0.18 of a second behind Great Britain's Hannah Miley, breaking the 2:10 barrier and lowering her record to 2:09.73.[10] [11] She also helped her Danish team (Jansen, Ostergaard, and Friis) to dip under an eight-minute barrier and broke a new record of 7:55.56 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, but finished only in twelfth place overall from the preliminary heats.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julie Hjorth-Hansen. Beijing 2008. 25 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090601171835/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/215933.shtml. 1 June 2009.
  2. Julie Hjorth-Hansen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hj/julie-hjorth-hansen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 December 2012.
  3. News: Whitten. Phillip. Austria's Markus Rogan Takes Double Gold on First Day of Euro Short Course Champs. Swimming World Magazine. 9 December 2004. 6 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130630092758/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/8570.asp. 30 June 2013.
  4. News: Mare Nostrum, Canet: Laszlo Cseh On Point Again. Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2008. 6 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524184627/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18287.asp. 24 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley. PDF. 79. Swimming World Magazine. 10 April 2013.
  6. Web site: Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3 . . . 5 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821002432/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW052900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .
  7. News: Lohn. John. Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims. Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2008. 6 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508121041/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18764.asp. 8 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. 5 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821003343/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052200/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
  9. Web site: Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. 5 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062701/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW412900/index.html. 21 August 2012.
  10. Web site: 2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Final. PDF. Omega Timing. 6 April 2013.
  11. News: FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ariana Kukors Nearly Clears 2:06 For 200 IM World Title, World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2009. 6 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502192422/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21839.asp. 2 May 2012.
  12. Web site: 2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats. PDF. Omega Timing. 6 April 2013.

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