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Danish swimmer (1924–2009) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | 20 November 1924 Skovshoved, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 July 2009 84)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | DKG, København | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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