Lily Marie Louise Carlstedt, later Kelsby (March 5, 1926 – June 14, 2002), was a

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athlete who competed mainly in

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

ing. She competed for Denmark in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

held in London, where she won a bronze medal in javelin and in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, where she beat the Olympic Record.

References

* 1926 births 2002 deaths Danish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub