Mette Jacobsen

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Mette Jacobsen Personal information Full name: Mette Jacobsen Nationality:  Denmark Stroke(s): freestyle, butterfly, backstroke Club: Naksov SK Date of birth: 24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) (age 35) Place of birth: Nakskov, Denmark Height: 1.70 m (5 ft, 7 in)[1] Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)[1]

Medal record Women’s Swimming Competitor for  Denmark World Championships (LC) Bronze 1991 Perth 200m Freestyle Bronze 1991 Perth 4x200m Freestyle World Championsips (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200m Backstroke Gold 1999 Hong Kong 200m Butterfly Gold 2000 Athens 200m Butterfly Silver 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100m Backstroke Bronze 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200m Butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Athens 200m Freestyle Gold 1991 Athens 200m Butterfly Gold 1991 Athens 4x200m Freestyle Gold 1995 Vienna 100m Backstroke Gold 1995 Vienna 100m Butterfly Gold 1997 Seville 100m Butterfly Silver 1995 Vienna 100m Freestyle Silver 1995 Vienna 200m Butterfly Silver 2000 Helsinki 200m Butterfly Bronze 1991 Athens 4x100m Freestyle Bronze 1995 Vienna 200m Freestyle Bronze 1997 Seville 200m Butterfly Bronze 1997 Seville 4x200m Freestyle Bronze 2000 Helsinki 100m Freestyle Bronze 2004 Madrid 200m Butterfly

Mette Jacobsen (born March 24, 1973 in Nakskov) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100m backstroke and in the 100m butterfly. Many medals followed, especially in the short course (25m) championships.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mette Jacobsen's biography on the official FINA website. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.

[edit] External links

• Profile on FINA-website