Ditte Christiane Jensen (born 25 October 1980 in

Birkerød Birkerød () is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is surrounded by several lakes and small woodlands. Birkerød station is located on the Hillerød radial of the S-train suburban network. His ...

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) is a former

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from

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, who represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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. A member of swimming club Idrætsforeningen Skjold she is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships (LC) in the women's 4×200 m freestyle, alongside

Britt Raaby Britt Biltoft Raaby (born January 20, 1978 in Guldager, Esbjerg) is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of swimming club Hjerting Idrætsforening s ...

, Berit Puggaard, and

Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen (born 24 March 1973 in Nakskov) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, beginning in 1988. She won a total of 32 individual medals in int ...

. She was the youngest member (15 years, 271 days) of the Danish delegation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

References

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1980 births Living people Danish female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Denmark Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Danish female freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Rudersdal Municipality Swimmers from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-swimming-bio-stub