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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1936 (age 88) Jönköping, Sweden |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Jönköpings AIF |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 1.67 m (1956) [1] [2] |
Gunhild Maria Larking (born 13 January 1936) is a retired Swedish high jumper.
She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1954 European Athletics Championships and 1956 Summer Olympics and placed ninth in 1952 and fourth in 1954 and 1956. [1] She won five consecutive national titles from 1952 to 1956. [3] [4]
While she was at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, she was the subject of a series of shot taken by George Silk for Life magazine. One of these, published on the Christmas number of Life shorter after, received international fame and Larking herself began receiving requests as a model. [5] [6]
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