Peder Lykkeberg Explained

Birth Date:11 February 1878
Birth Place:Skanderborg, Denmark
Death Place:Copenhagen, Denmark

Peder Rudolph Lykkeberg (11 February 1878 – 23 December 1944) was a Danish swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the bronze medal in the underwater swimming competition. This event was held only in 1900.[2] Lykkeberg had the longest time underwater (90.0 seconds compared to the winner's 68.4 seconds) and swam further than the other contestants (covering more than the winner's 60.00 metres), but Lykkeberg swam in a circle—and the distance for the scoring in the event was measured as a straight line from the starting point, resulting in his distance being credited as only 28.50 metres.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peder Lykkeberg . Olympedia . 31 December 2020.
  2. Peder Lykkeberg Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/peder-lykkeberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 27 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Underwater Swimming, Men . Olympedia . 14 July 2021.