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Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1905-11-09)9 November 1905 Holborn, London | ||||||||||||||
Died | August 1999 (1999-09) (aged 93) Chichester, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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Katinka Larsen (9 November 1905 – August 1999) was a female diver who competed for England.
Diving career
Larsen competed for England in the 3 Metres Springboard at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. She won a silver medal in the 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing 13th on the 3 metre springboard.
Larsen was described in 1937 as being "one of the finest divers in the world".
Personal life
She married Edward F W Tinsley in March 1937 at Finchley, with the wedding cake decorated with a miniature diving board.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathinka Larsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
Full name: Kathinka Larsen (-Tinsley)
- "Index entry: Kathinka Larsen". FreeBMD. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "K. Larsen". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
Katinka Larsen
- "Outstanding Diving Attraction Katinka Larsen". Peterborough Standard. 6 August 1937. p. 10-11. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Wedding cake decordated with miniature diving board". Sunday Mirror. 14 March 1937. p. 6. – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
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