Knud Gleie (15 March 1935 – 21 January 2010) was a Danish swimmer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter breaststroke.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1935 Gladsaxe, Denmark |
| Died | 21 January 2010 (aged 74) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
In 1953, the breaststroke was bifurcated into what is now known as the breaststroke and the butterfly strokes. FINA set a standard of time of 2:38 for the 200m breaststroke world mark. Gleie was the first inside that mark with a time of 2:37.4 on 14 February 1953.[2]
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edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Knud Gleie Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Lord, Craig. "How History Backs Kitajima's Theory". swimnews.com.
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