Jytte Hansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jytte Hansen

swimmer

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2015

Profession: coach, swimmer

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Jytte Hansen

  • 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.
  • She competed in the same event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fifth place in 1952.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.

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