Inga Gentzel
Swedish runner
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Inga Kristina Gentzel (later Dahlgren, 24 April 1908 – 1 January 1991) was a Swedish runner who won a bronze medal in the 800 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Shortly before the Olympics, she set a new world record in this event, broken two weeks later, but remained a national record until 1943. Gentzel won the silver medal in the 1000 m at the 1926 Women's World Games.[1][3]
Inga Gentzel at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1908 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1991 (aged 82) Nyköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 100–1000 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 27.8 (1929) 800 m – 2:18.8e (1928)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gentzel represented Djurgårdens IF.[4] She held Swedish titles in the 200 m in 1929 and the 800 m in 1928–31.[5]
She worked as a piano teacher in Nyköping and often appeared on the Swedish radio as a member of the vocal group Trio Rita, together with Ulla Castegren and Anna-Lisa Cronström. She was a niece of the actor Ludde Gentzel.[3]
