Karen Harup Explained

Birth Date:20 November 1924
Birth Place:Skovshoved, Denmark
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport:Swimming
Club:DKG, København
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen. 2011. Gravsted.dk. 12 August 2021.
  2. News: Legenden fra OL i 1948 er død. Legend from the Olympic Games 1948 has died. Politiken. 22 July 2009. 18 March 2018.
  3. News: Karen Margrethe Harup - Swimming. 18 March 2018.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090320/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/karen-margrethe-harup-1.html . Karen Harup . 2020-04-17 . dead.
  5. Web site: KAREN HARUP (DEN) 1975 Honor Swimmer . ISHOF.org . . 17 March 2016 . 21 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321071334/http://www.ishof.org/karen-harup-(den).html . dead .