Kerstin Palm

Kerstin Palm (born 5 February 1946) is a Swedish foil fencer. She competed in seven Summer Olympics, which is a record for a female fencer, with the best result of fifth in the individual foil event in 1968.^[2] She was named Sportswoman of the Year in Sweden in 1965.^[3]

Kerstin Palm

Palm in 1965
Personal information
Born	(1946-02-05) 5 February 1946 (age 79)[1] Malmö, Sweden[1]
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Gothenburg FK (1964) FFF Stockholm (1968–76) FK Aramis (1980–88)[1]

Palm won the Nordic foil championships in 1961, aged 15, and held the junior world title in 1966; she also won approximately 40 Swedish fencing championships. She continued competing in fencing up to her seventies, while working as a dentist. She won the seniors world championship title in 2005 and 2007.^[3]

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

1. Kerstin Palm. Swedish Olympic Committee
2. "Kerstin Palm Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
3. Kristoffer Bergström (10 September 2017) Kerstin Palm, 71: "Eländes elände – alltid djävulskap". aftonbladet.se