Ursula Happe
German swimmer (1926–2021)
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Born | (1926-10-20)20 October 1926 Free City of Danzig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 March 2021 (aged 94) Dortmund, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ursula Happe (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁzula ˈhapə] ⓘ; 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.[1] She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] Happe died in Dortmund on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.[3][4]
Her son Thomas Happe is a former international handball player for West Germany.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 4 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 18 June 2008)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ursula Happe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Olympiasiegerin Ursula Happe mit 94 Jahren gestorben
- ^ a b "Ursula Happe". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
- Ursula Happe at World Aquatics
- Ursula Happe at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ursula Happe at Olympedia
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Olympic champions in women's 200 m breaststroke
- 1924:
Lucy Morton (GBR)
- 1928:
Hilde Schrader (GER)
- 1932:
Clare Dennis (AUS)
- 1936:
Hideko Maehata (JPN)
- 1948:
Nel van Vliet (NED)
- 1952:
Éva Székely (HUN)
- 1956:
Ursula Happe (EUA)
- 1960:
Anita Lonsbrough (GBR)
- 1964:
Galina Prozumenshchikova (URS)
- 1968:
Sharon Wichman (USA)
- 1972:
Beverley Whitfield (AUS)
- 1976:
Marina Kosheveya (URS)
- 1980:
Lina Kačiušytė (URS)
- 1984:
Anne Ottenbrite (CAN)
- 1988:
Silke Hörner (GDR)
- 1992:
Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN)
- 1996:
Penny Heyns (RSA)
- 2000:
Ágnes Kovács (HUN)
- 2004:
Amanda Beard (USA)
- 2008:
Rebecca Soni (USA)
- 2012:
Rebecca Soni (USA)
- 2016:
Rie Kaneto (JPN)
- 2020:
Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)
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