Karen Harup

Karen Harup

Karen Harup in 1947
Personal information
Born	20 November 1924 Skovshoved, Denmark
Died	9 July 2009(2009-07-09) (aged 84)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	DKG, København
Medal record Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London 100 m backstroke 1948 London 400 m freestyle 1948 London 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1947 Monte Carlo 400 m freestyle 1947 Monte Carlo 100 m backstroke 1947 Monte Carlo 4×100 m freestyle

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.

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

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

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.