Ursula Happe Explained

Ursula Happe
Birth Date:	1926 10, df=y
Birth Place:	Free City of Danzig
Death Date:	26 March 2021 (aged 94)
Death Place:	Dortmund, Germany
Sport:	Swimming
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Ursula Happe (pronounced as /de/; 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.^[1] She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2] Happe died in Dortmund on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.^[3]

Her son Thomas Happe is a former international handball player for West Germany.^[4]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=SWI "1956 Olympics  - Melbourne, Australia  - Swimming"
2. Ursula Happe Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170033/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ursula-happe-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 October 2016.
3. https://www1.wdr.de/sport/schwimmen-ursula-happe-tod-100.html Olympiasiegerin Ursula Happe mit 94 Jahren gestorben
4. Web site: Ursula Happe . olympedia.org . 31 March 2021.