Kerstin Palm
 Palm in 1965 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1946[1] Malmö, Sweden[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Club | Gothenburg 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kerstin Palm. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Kerstin Palm Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ a b Kristoffer Bergström (10 September 2017) Kerstin Palm, 71: "Eländes elände – alltid djävulskap". aftonbladet.se
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