Jytte Solveig Hansen (25 July 1932 – 26 November 2015) was a Danish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the

1954 European Aquatics Championships The 1954 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 31 August – 5 September in Turin, Italy. In swimming, butterfly events were contested for the first time; 100 m for women and 200 m for men. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's event ...

. She competed in the same event at the

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and

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

with the best achievement of fifth place in 1952.

Biography

Hansen started swimming in a club in 1946. Already in 1948, she won the national championships in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and reached the finals at the 1948 Olympics. In 1958, she married her coach, Jørgen Nielsen, and changed her last name. After retiring from competitions she worked for 37 years as a swimming coach.Jytte Hansen (1932–)
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References

1932 births 2015 deaths Danish female swimmers Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Denmark European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Odense 20th-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-swimming-bio-stub