Karen Harup

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.

Karen Harup
Karen Harup in 1947
Personal information
Born20 November 1924
Skovshoved, Denmark
Died9 July 2009(2009-07-09) (aged 84)[1]
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDKG, København
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 London100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1948 London400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1948 London4×100 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1947 Monte Carlo400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1947 Monte Carlo100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place1947 Monte Carlo4×100 m freestyle

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]

See also

References
  1. "Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen". Gravsted.dk. 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2021. (in Danish)
  2. "Legenden fra OL i 1948 er død" [Legend from the Olympic Games 1948 has died]. Politiken. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "Karen Margrethe Harup - Swimming". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Harup". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. "KAREN HARUP (DEN) 1975 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.


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