Majken Thorup Toft (born 1 May 1979) is a Danish former swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships.[1] The same year she competed in three events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the preliminaries.[2] She retired from swimming in 2005 due to pericarditis that resulted in her hospitalization earlier that year. During her career she set 27 national records.[3]

Majken Thorup
Personal information
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979 (age 44)
Hadsund, Denmark
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubAalborg Svømmeklub, Aalborg
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 50 m breaststroke

References edit

  1. ^ Majken THORUP. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Majken Thorup. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Sygdom stopper Majken Thorup. bt.dk (2005-03-21).