Else Jacobsen
Encyclopedia
Else Agnes Ella Jacobsen (later Baade) (May 31, 1911 – April 3, 1965) was a Danish
swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
and 1932 Summer Olympics
.
In the 1928 Olympics she was fourth in the 200 m breaststroke event and fourth in her first round heat of the 100 m backstroke event and did not advance.
Four years later she won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
and 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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In the 1928 Olympics she was fourth in the 200 m breaststroke event and fourth in her first round heat of the 100 m backstroke event and did not advance.
Four years later she won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.