Agnete Olsen (later Granholm, 22 December 1909 – 13 September 1997) was a Danish freestyle

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who competed in the

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and

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. She was born in

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and was the sister of Rigmor Olsen. In 1924, she was a member of the Danish relay team which finished fourth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 100 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the first round. Four years later at the Amsterdam Games she was eliminated with the Danish relay team in the first round of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 100 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the semi-finals.

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* 1909 births 1997 deaths Danish female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Denmark Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Danish female freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-swimming-bio-stub