Ragnhild Hveger
 Ragnhild Hveger in 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
10 December 1920 Nyborg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 2011 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |
Helsingør Svømmeklub DKG, København | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ragnhild Tove Hveger (later Andersen, 10 December 1920 – 1 December 2011)[1] was a swimmer from Denmark, who won the silver medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
From 1936 to 1943 she set 44 world records, and at one time she held 19 world records in different distances and disciplines.[3] In 1937 she won three gold medals at the world championships. Unfortunately for her, the Olympic Games were not held in 1940 or 1944.
Daughter of a Nazi, sister of an east front volunteer, married to a German officer, she became very unpopular after the war, and was barred from the Danish team for the 1948 Olympics.[4] She competed at the 1952 Olympics and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m and fifth in the 400 m freestyle events.[2] Hveger retired in 1954 after ending fifth in the 100 m freestyle at the European Championships.[5]
In 1966 she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame,[3] and 30 years later declared sportswoman of the century by Danmarks Idræts-Forbund.
See also
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
References
- ↑ Ritzau (10 December 2011). "Århundredets danske sportskvinde er død" (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- 1 2 Ragnhild Hveger sports-reference.com
- 1 2 RAGNHILD HVEGER (DEN). ISHOF
- ↑ "Ragnhild Hveger". London: Telegraph. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ↑ Ragnhild HVEGER. the-sports.org
External links
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- Pat Besford, Encyclopaedia of Swimming (London: St. Martin's Press, 1971).
- David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky, The Complete Book of the Olympics (London: Aurum, 2008).
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Rie van Veen |
Women's 200 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 11 September 1938 – 25 February 1956 |
Succeeded by Dawn Fraser |
| Preceded by Willy den Ouden |
Women's 400 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 10 February 1937 – 25 August 1956 |
Succeeded by Lorraine Crapp |
| Preceded by Lenore Kight |
Women's 800 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 July 1936 – 28 June 1953 |
Succeeded by Valerie Gyenge |
| Preceded by Grete Frederiksen |
Women's 1500 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 July 1938 – 23 July 1955 |
Succeeded by Lenie de Nijs |
| Preceded by Nida Senff |
Women's 200 metres backstroke world record holder (long course) 14 February 1937 – 17 April 1938 |
Succeeded by Cor Kint |