Inge Sørensen
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Inge Sørensen in 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
18 July 1924 Skovshoved, Gentofte, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
9 March 2011 (aged 86) Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Club | DKG, København | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Inge Sørensen (18 July 1924 – 9 March 2011) was a swimmer from Denmark, and the youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics at the age of 12 years and 24 days.[1][2][3]
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- ↑ Inge Sørensen. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Lille henrivende Inge er død" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Nekrolog: Lille Henrivende Inge var en legende" (in Danish). Politiken. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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