Bodil Thirstedt
Bodil Margrethe Thirstedt-Svendsen (born November 4, 1916, date of death unknown) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1948) and two bronzes (K-1 600 m, K-2 600 m: both 1938).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Denmark | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1948 London | K-2 500 m |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1938 Vaxholm | K-1 600 m |
| 1938 Vaxholm | K-2 600 m |
Svendsen also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, but was eliminated in the heats. Her husband, Axel Svendsen, also competed in the canoeing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine. "THIRSTED Bodil (DEN)"
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bodil Svendsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21.
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