Inge Sørensen
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| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Denmark |
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| Women's swimming | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1936 Berlin | 200 m breaststroke |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1938 London | 200 m breaststroke |
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] She was born in Skovshoved, Gentofte and died in New Jersey.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Profile at sports-reference.com
- ^ "Lille henrivende Inge er død" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 10 March 2011. http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1517194.ece. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Nekrolog: Lille Henrivende Inge var en legende" (in Danish). Politiken. 11 March 2011. http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1220046/nekrolog-lille-henrivende-inge-var-en-legende/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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