Katinka Larsen
British diver
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Katinka Larsen (9 November 1905 – August 1999) was a female diver who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1905[1][2] Holborn, London | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 1999 (aged 93) Chichester, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||
Event | springboard | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London DC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Diving career
Larsen represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where she competed in the 3 metres springboard event.[4][5]
She won a silver medal in the 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships.[6]
At the 1936 Olympics Games in Berlin, she finished 13th on the 3 metre springboard.[7]
Larsen was described in 1937 as being "one of the finest divers in the world".[8]
