Hedevig Rasmussen (later ''Gjørling'', later ''Jensen'', 21 April 1902 – 15 April 1985) was a Danish

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who competed in the

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. She was born in

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and died in

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. In 1924 she was a member of the Danish relay team which finished fourth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 400 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 100 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the first round.

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* * 1902 births 1985 deaths Danish female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Denmark Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Danish female freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-swimming-bio-stub