Kerstin Palm

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Kerstin Palm
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Palm in 1965
Personal information
Born (1946-02-05) 5 February 1946 (age 79) [1]
Malmö, Sweden [1]
Sport
Sport Fencing
ClubGothenburg FK (1964)
FFF Stockholm (1968–76)
FK Aramis (1980–88) [1]

Kerstin Palm (born 5 February 1946) is a Swedish foil fencer. She competed in seven Summer Olympics, which is a record for a female fencer, with the best result of fifth in the individual foil event in 1968. [2] She was named Sportswoman of the Year in Sweden in 1965. [3]

Palm won the Nordic foil championships in 1961, aged 15, and held the junior world title in 1966; she also won approximately 40 Swedish fencing championships. She continued competing in fencing up to her seventies, while working as a dentist. She won the seniors world championship title in 2005 and 2007. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kerstin Palm. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ "Kerstin Palm Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  3. 1 2 Kristoffer Bergström (10 September 2017) Kerstin Palm, 71: "Eländes elände – alltid djävulskap". aftonbladet.se


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