Erika Marie Hansen (born March 9, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan Pacific Championships champion who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Full name | Erika Marie Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 8, 1970 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Georgia University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pan Pacifics edit
Hansen won a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[3] She also received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the 200-meter butterfly, and a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the 200-meter individual medley.
College swimming edit
She first attended the University of Georgia, but transferred to the University of Texas and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team.[1]
Olympics edit
At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she competed in the B Final of the women's 400-meter individual medley and finished in eleventh place overall with a time of 4:51.03. Four years later at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she swam in the event final of the women's 400-meter freestyle and finished in fourth place with a time of 4:11.50. Hansen advanced to the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle, and recorded a time of 8:39.25 in a seventh-place performance. She also competed in the B Final of the women's 400-meter individual medley and finished tenth overall with a time of 4:48.37.[4]
Coaching edit
Hansen has served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators, USC Trojans, Maryland Terrapins, and UCLA Bruins women's swimming teams.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Knapp, Gwen (June 14, 1992). "For King Of Prussia Swimmer, A Stern Test Of Confidence Erika Hansen Is Preparing For Her Second Olympics. And She Is Already Exhausted". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ Morkides, Chris (August 21, 1988). "King Of Prussia Swimmer Goes For Seoul Gold". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Biondi Captures 2nd Gold", Lexington Herald-Leader, Associated Press, August 17, 1985
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Erika Hansen. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ UCLABruins.com, Women's Swimming and Diving, Erika Hansen-Stebbins Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
External links edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erika Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.