Kate Jobson
Swedish swimmer
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Born | 8 July 1937 (1937-07-08) (age 87) Varberg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Varbergs GIF | ||||||||||||||
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Kate Margareth Jobson (later Davies; born 8 July 1937) is a retired Swedish freestyle swimmer who won the 1958 European title in the 100 m event.[1][2] The same year she received a Swedish sportswoman of the year award (Årets idrottskvinna).[3] She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4×100 m events and finished sixth in the relay.[4]
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- 1927: Maria Vierdag (NED)
- 1931: Yvonne Godard (FRA)
- 1934: Willy den Ouden (NED)
- 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN)
- 1947: Fritze Nathansen (DEN)
- 1950: Irma Schumacher (NED)
- 1954: Katalin Szőke (HUN)
- 1958: Kate Jobson (SWE)
- 1962: Heidi Pechstein (GDR)
- 1966: Martina Grunert (GDR)
- 1970: Gabriele Wetzko (GDR)
- 1974: Kornelia Ender (GDR)
- 1977: Barbara Krause (GDR)
- 1981: Caren Metschuck (GDR)
- 1983: Birgit Meineke (GDR)
- 1985: Heike Friedrich (GDR)
- 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1989: Katrin Meissner (GDR)
- 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
- 1993: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 1997: Sandra Völker (GER)
- 1999: Sue Rolph (GBR)
- 2000: Therese Alshammar (SWE)
- 2002: Franziska van Almsick (GER)
- 2004: Malia Metella (FRA)
- 2006: Britta Steffen (GER)
- 2008: Marleen Veldhuis (NED)
- 2010: Francesca Halsall (GBR)
- 2012: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2014: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2016: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2018: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2020: Femke Heemskerk (NED)
- 2022: Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
- 2024: Barbora Seemanova (CZE)
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