Tove Goltermann Søby (née Nielsen, born 23 January 1933 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

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) is a Danish

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the 1950s. She won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at the

1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak even ...

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. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the

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behind

Yelizaveta Dementyeva Yelizaveta Dementyeva (; 5 March 1928 – 27 July 2022) was a Russian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, she won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event. Dementyeva also won two medals at ...

from the

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and

Therese Zenz Theresia Maria "Therese" Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a Saarland, Saar-born Germany, German canoe sprinter. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United Team of Germany in 195 ...

from Germany. Shortly afterwards she retired.

References

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* * 1933 births Living people Danish female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Denmark Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub