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Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | [1]
[2] Holborn, London | 9 November 1905
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Died | August 1999 Chichester, Sussex | (aged 93)||||||||||||||
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Katinka Larsen (9 November 1905 – August 1999) was a female diver who competed for England. [1]
Larsen competed for England in the 3 Metres Springboard at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [3] She won a silver medal in the 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships. [4] She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, [1] finishing 13th on the 3 metre springboard.
Larsen was described in 1937 as being "one of the finest divers in the world". [5]
She married Edward F W Tinsley in March 1937 at Finchley, with the wedding cake decorated with a miniature diving board. [6]
Full name: Kathinka Larsen (-Tinsley)
Katinka Larsen
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Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | [1]
[2] Holborn, London | 9 November 1905
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Died | August 1999 Chichester, Sussex | (aged 93)||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katinka Larsen (9 November 1905 – August 1999) was a female diver who competed for England. [1]
Larsen competed for England in the 3 Metres Springboard at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [3] She won a silver medal in the 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships. [4] She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, [1] finishing 13th on the 3 metre springboard.
Larsen was described in 1937 as being "one of the finest divers in the world". [5]
She married Edward F W Tinsley in March 1937 at Finchley, with the wedding cake decorated with a miniature diving board. [6]
Full name: Kathinka Larsen (-Tinsley)
Katinka Larsen