Ursula Happe

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Ursula Happe

Personal information
Born	(1926-10-20)20 October 1926 Free City of Danzig
Died	26 March 2021 (aged 94) Dortmund, Germany
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Germany Women's swimming Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 1954 Turin 200 m breaststroke 1954 Turin 100 m butterfly

Ursula Happe (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁzula ˈhapə] ^ⓘ; 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.^[1] She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2] Happe died in Dortmund on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.^[3][4]

Her son Thomas Happe is a former international handball player for West Germany.^[4]