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Inge Sørensen was born in Skovshoved, Denmark, the daughter of a fishmonger, in 1924. [3] She began swimming at age 3 in the harbor of Skovshoved north of Copenhagen and won her first Danish championship aged 11 in 1936 in the 200m breaststroke. [4] Because of this, she was selected for the Olympic Games in Berlin the same year. [5]
It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games. Denmark's best placement in the sport was 9th by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998. Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind in ladies' singles in 1992.
This is a list of track and field athletes of Denmark who participated in the Summer Olympics. This category should only be used for Olympians of Denmark participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians of Denmark should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
nb1 Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2000. nb2 Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004. nb3 Dominique Blake was accidentally given her Olympic medal and she returned it in 2017. [8] a Original silver medalists, Russia, and 4th place finishers, Belarus, were stripped of their results for doping offenses. Following ...
The Denmark women's national football team (Danish: Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark and Greenland in international women's football.The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, the Algarve Cup, and ...
Marileidy Paulino made history as the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win an Olympic gold during the women’s 400m race. She achieved the fourth fastest time in the event’s history.
Helle Frederiksen (born 5 March 1981 in Odense, Funen) is a Danish professional triathlete.She represented Denmark in triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 27th, and raced on International Triathlon Union race circuit.
Denmark: Gladys Davis Great Britain: Grete Heckscher Denmark: 1928 Amsterdam details: Helene Mayer Germany: Muriel Freeman Great Britain: Olga Oelkers Germany: 1932 Los Angeles details: Ellen Preis Austria: Judy Guinness Great Britain: Erna Bogen-Bogáti Hungary: 1936 Berlin details: Ilona Elek Hungary: Helene Mayer Germany: Ellen Preis Austria ...