Ursula Happe

Ursula Happe
Personal information
Born(1926-10-20)20 October 1926
Free City of Danzig
Died26 March 2021 (aged 94)
Dortmund, Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's swimming
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1954 Turin 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Turin 100 m butterfly

Ursula Happe (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁzula ˈhapə] (audio speaker iconlisten); 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.[1]

Happe died in Dortmund on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 4 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 18 June 2008)
  2. ↑ Olympiasiegerin Ursula Happe mit 94 Jahren gestorben