Karen Harup

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Medal record
Competitor for the Flag of Denmark Denmark
Women's swimming
Olympic Games
Gold 1948 London 100 m backstroke
Silver 1948 London 400 m freestyle
Silver 1948 London 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Karen Harup (born November 20, 1924) is a Dansh swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 100 m backstroke, and silver medals in 400 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[1]

[edit] World Records

Harup set two world records during her career, one in 4 × 100 yd freestyle relay in 1943, and one in 3 × 100 m medley relay in 1947.

[edit] Awards

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1948 Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  2. ^ "ISHOF 1975 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  3. ^ "KAREN HARUP (DEN) – 1975 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)


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Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke
1924: Sybil Bauer  1928: Marie Braun  1932: Eleanor Holm  1936: Nida Senff  1948: Karen Harup  1952: Joan Harrison  1956: Judy Grinham  1960: Lynn Burke  1964: Cathy Ferguson  1968: Kaye Hall  1972: Melissa Belote  1976: Ulrike Richter  1980: Rica Reinisch  1984: Theresa Andrews  1988: Kristin Otto  1992: Krisztina Egerszegi  1996: Beth Botsford  2000: Diana Mocanu  2004: Natalie Coughlin
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