Karen Harup
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for the  Denmark |
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| Women's swimming | |||
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| 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
- ^ "1948 Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1975 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "KAREN HARUP (DEN) – 1975 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
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