 Harriet Blank (lane number "4") just the start of a swimming race in 1963 | |
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| Born | 26 October 1944 Leipzig, Germany |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Harriet Blank (born 26 October 1944) is a German former swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
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