Bodil Thirstedt

Bodil Margrethe Thirstedt-Svendsen (born 4 November 1916; date of death unknown) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1948) and two bronzes (K-1 600 m, K-2 600 m: both 1938).

Bodil Thirstedt
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1948 London K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Vaxholm K-1 600 m
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Vaxholm K-2 600 m

Svendsen also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki but was eliminated in the heats. Her husband, Axel Svendsen, also competed in the canoeing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

References
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05) "THIRSTED Bodil (DEN)"
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bodil Svendsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21.


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