Julie Hjorth-Hansen

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]

Julie Hjorth-Hansen

Personal information
Full name	Julie Hjorth-Hansen
National team	Denmark
Born	(1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 40) Birkerød, Rudersdal, Denmark
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Club	Birkerød SK[1]
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Denmark European Championships (SC) 2004 Vienna 200 m medley

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]

References

1. "Julie Hjorth-Hansen". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Hjorth-Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. Whitten, Phillip (9 December 2004). "Austria's Markus Rogan Takes Double Gold on First Day of Euro Short Course Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
4. "Mare Nostrum, Canet: Laszlo Cseh On Point Again". Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
5. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
6. "Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
7. Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
8. "Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
9. "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
10. "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
11. "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ariana Kukors Nearly Clears 2:06 For 200 IM World Title, World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
12. "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile