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Jytte Hansen

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Jytte Hansen
Hansen in 1948
Personal information
Born(1932-07-25)25 July 1932
Odense, Denmark
Died26 November 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 83)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSvømmeklubben Frem, Odense
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
European championships
Silver medal – second place 1954 Turin 200 m breaststroke

Jytte Solveig Hansen (25 July 1932 – 26 November 2015) was a Danish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in the same event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fifth place in 1952.[2]

Biography

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Hansen started swimming in a club in 1946. Already in 1948, she won the national championships in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and reached the finals at the 1948 Olympics. In 1958, she married her coach, Jørgen Nielsen, and changed her last name. After retiring from competitions she worked for 37 years as a swimming coach.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Jytte HANSEN. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Jytte Hansen. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Et liv med vand. fyens.dk (13 April 2008).
  4. ^ Jytte Hansen (1932–) Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. odense.dk