Ursula Happe (; 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, where she won the gold medal in 200 m

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

."1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 18 June 2008) She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Happe died in

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on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.Olympiasiegerin Ursula Happe mit 94 Jahren gestorben
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Thomas Happe Thomas Happe (born March 25, 1958) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the West German handball team which won the silver medal. He played five matches. Happe is the son of Olym ...

is a former international handball player for

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* 1926 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Gdańsk People from the Free City of Danzig German female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Germany Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany German female butterfly swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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