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'''Julie Hjorth-Hansen''' (born 10 June 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.<ref name=beijing2008>{{cite web|title=Julie Hjorth-Hansen|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/215933.shtml|publisher=[[Beijing 2008]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite sports-reference|Julie Hjorth-Hansen|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hj/julie-hjorth-hansen-1.html|5 December 2012}}</ref> She placed among the top 10 swimmers in the 200 m individual medley at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and has won a bronze medal at the [[2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Vienna, Austria]] in 2:13.03.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitten|first=Phillip|title=Austria's Markus Rogan Takes Double Gold on First Day of Euro Short Course Champs|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/8570.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=9 December 2004|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>
'''Julie Hjorth-Hansen''' (born 10 June 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.<ref name=beijing2008>{{cite web|title=Julie Hjorth-Hansen|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/215933.shtml|publisher=[[Beijing 2008]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite sports-reference|Julie Hjorth-Hansen|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hj/julie-hjorth-hansen-1.html|5 December 2012}}</ref> She placed among the top 10 swimmers in the 200 m individual medley at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and has won a bronze medal at the [[2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Vienna, Austria]] in 2:13.03.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitten|first=Phillip|title=Austria's Markus Rogan Takes Double Gold on First Day of Euro Short Course Champs|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/8570.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=9 December 2004|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>


Hjorth-Hansen competed for the Danish swimming squad in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|women's 200 m individual medley]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:12.74 at the Mare Nostrum Arena International Meet in [[Canet-en-Roussillon]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mare Nostrum, Canet: Laszlo Cseh On Point Again|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18287.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=15 June 2008|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=79|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> Hjorth-Hansen dipped under the 2:12 barrier in the prelims to secure her spot for the semifinals, checking in with a Danish record and fifth fastest time of 2:11.99.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052900/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18764.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref> Followed by the next morning's session, Hjorth-Hansen failed to advance to the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a tenth-place overall time in 2:12.26.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052200/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref> Hjorth-Hansen also teamed up with [[Louise Mai Jansen]], [[Micha Østergaard]], and [[Lotte Friis]] in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]]. Swimming the lead-off leg, Hjorth-Hansen recorded a split of 1:59.16, and the Danish team finished the preliminary heats in tenth overall with a new national record of 8:00.81.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW412900/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>
Hjorth-Hansen competed for the Danish swimming squad in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|women's 200 m individual medley]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:12.74 at the Mare Nostrum Arena International Meet in [[Canet-en-Roussillon]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mare Nostrum, Canet: Laszlo Cseh On Point Again|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18287.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=15 June 2008|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=79|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> Hjorth-Hansen dipped under the 2:12 barrier in the prelims to secure her spot for the semifinals, checking in with a Danish record and fifth fastest time of 2:11.99.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052900/index.html |work=[[Beijing 2008]] |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]] |accessdate=5 December 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821002432/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW052900/index.html |archivedate=21 August 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18764.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref> Followed by the next morning's session, Hjorth-Hansen failed to advance to the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a tenth-place overall time in 2:12.26.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW052200/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref> Hjorth-Hansen also teamed up with [[Louise Mai Jansen]], [[Micha Østergaard]], and [[Lotte Friis]] in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]]. Swimming the lead-off leg, Hjorth-Hansen recorded a split of 1:59.16, and the Danish team finished the preliminary heats in tenth overall with a new national record of 8:00.81.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW412900/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>


At the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 FINA World Championships]] in [[Rome, Italy]], Hjorth-Hansen broke two new Danish records. In the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]], she placed fifth in the final by 0.18 of a second behind Great Britain's [[Hannah Miley]], breaking the 2:10 barrier and lowering her record to 2:09.73.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Final|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B001D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ariana Kukors Nearly Clears 2:06 For 200 IM World Title, World Record|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21839.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref> She also helped her Danish team (Jansen, Ostergaard, and Friis) to dip under an eight-minute barrier and broke a new record of 7:55.56 in the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]], but finished only in twelfth place overall from the preliminary heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B003A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>
At the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 FINA World Championships]] in [[Rome, Italy]], Hjorth-Hansen broke two new Danish records. In the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200 m individual medley]], she placed fifth in the final by 0.18 of a second behind Great Britain's [[Hannah Miley]], breaking the 2:10 barrier and lowering her record to 2:09.73.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Final|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B001D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ariana Kukors Nearly Clears 2:06 For 200 IM World Title, World Record|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21839.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref> She also helped her Danish team (Jansen, Ostergaard, and Friis) to dip under an eight-minute barrier and broke a new record of 7:55.56 in the [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]], but finished only in twelfth place overall from the preliminary heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B003A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=6 April 2013}}</ref>

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Julie Hjorth-Hansen
Personal information
Full nameJulie Hjorth-Hansen
National team Denmark
Born (1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 40)
Birkerød, Rudersdal, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubBirkerød SK[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Denmark
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 200 m medley

Julie Hjorth-Hansen (born 10 June 1984) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1][2] She placed among the top 10 swimmers in the 200 m individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Vienna, Austria in 2:13.03.[3]

Hjorth-Hansen competed for the Danish swimming squad in the women's 200 m individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:12.74 at the Mare Nostrum Arena International Meet in Canet-en-Roussillon, France.[4][5] Hjorth-Hansen dipped under the 2:12 barrier in the prelims to secure her spot for the semifinals, checking in with a Danish record and fifth fastest time of 2:11.99.[6][7] Followed by the next morning's session, Hjorth-Hansen failed to advance to the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a tenth-place overall time in 2:12.26.[8] Hjorth-Hansen also teamed up with Louise Mai Jansen, Micha Østergaard, and Lotte Friis in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Swimming the lead-off leg, Hjorth-Hansen recorded a split of 1:59.16, and the Danish team finished the preliminary heats in tenth overall with a new national record of 8:00.81.[9]

At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Hjorth-Hansen broke two new Danish records. In the 200 m individual medley, she placed fifth in the final by 0.18 of a second behind Great Britain's Hannah Miley, breaking the 2:10 barrier and lowering her record to 2:09.73.[10][11] She also helped her Danish team (Jansen, Ostergaard, and Friis) to dip under an eight-minute barrier and broke a new record of 7:55.56 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, but finished only in twelfth place overall from the preliminary heats.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Julie Hjorth-Hansen". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Hjorth-Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ Whitten, Phillip (9 December 2004). "Austria's Markus Rogan Takes Double Gold on First Day of Euro Short Course Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Mare Nostrum, Canet: Laszlo Cseh On Point Again". Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Alicia Coutts Tops Women's 200 IM Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  10. ^ "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 200m Individual Medley Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  11. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ariana Kukors Nearly Clears 2:06 For 200 IM World Title, World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  12. ^ "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 April 2013.


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