Karen Breumsø
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| Born | 13 June 1979 Esbjerg, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Breumsø (born 13 June 1979) is a Danish retired Paralympic swimmer who competed at international swimming competitions. She is an eight-time Paralympic medalist and has competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3]
Breumsø was born without lower legs, half a left hand and no right forearm.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karen Breumsoe - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Karen Breumsoe - Hall of Fame Esbjerg (in Danish)". Hall of Fame Esbjerg. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Breumso picked up first medal (in Danish)". ekstrabladet.dk. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "I've never thought in terms of limitations (in Danish)". Lokalavisen.dk. 6 November 2015.
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Esbjerg
- Paralympic swimmers for Denmark
- Danish female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Denmark
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Denmark
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics