Kerstin Palm (born 5 February 1946) is a

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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. She was named Sportswoman of the Year in Sweden in 1965. 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.

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1946 births Living people Swedish female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Sweden Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Malmö 20th-century Swedish women Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande fencers {{Sweden-fencing-bio-stub

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