- Mette Jacobsen
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Mette Jacobsen Personal information Full name Mette Jacobsen Nationality 
DenmarkBorn 24 March 1973
Nakskov, DenmarkHeight 1.70 m (5 ft, 7 in)[1] Weight 62 kg (137 lbs)[1] Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke Club Nakskov SK Medal recordWorld Championships (LC) Bronze 1991 Perth 200 m freestyle Bronze 1991 Perth 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke Gold 1999 Hong Kong 200 m butterfly Gold 2000 Athens 200 m butterfly Silver 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke Bronze 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Athens 200 m freestyle Gold 1991 Athens 200 m butterfly Gold 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle Gold 1995 Vienna 100 m backstroke Gold 1995 Vienna 100 m butterfly Gold 1997 Seville 100 m butterfly Gold 1999 Istanbul 200 m butterfly Silver 1995 Vienna 100 m freestyle Silver 1995 Vienna 200 m butterfly Silver 2000 Helsinki 200 m butterfly Bronze 1989 Bonn 200 m freestyle Bronze 1989 Bonn 200 m butterfly Bronze 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1995 Vienna 200 m freestyle Bronze 1997 Seville 200 m butterfly Bronze 1997 Seville 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Helsinki 100 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Madrid 200 m butterfly European Championships (SC) Gold 1999 Lisbon 200 m butterfly Silver 1998 Sheffield 200 m butterfly Silver 1999 Lisbon 100 m butterfly Silver 2000 Valencia 200 m butterfly Silver 2001 Antwerp 200 m butterfly Silver 2002 Riesa 200 m butterfly Silver 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly Silver 2004 Vienna 200 m butterfly Silver 2005 Trieste 200 m butterfly Bronze 2000 Valencia 100 m butterfly Bronze 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly Bronze 2003 Dublin 200 m butterfly Mette Jacobsen (born 24 March 1973 in Nakskov) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m backstroke and in the 100 m butterfly. Many medals followed, especially in the short course (25 m) championships.
References
- ^ a b "Mette Jacobsen's biography on the official FINA website". http://www.fina.org/bios/swimming/DEN_mJacobsen.php. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
External links
World Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke 1993: He Cihong (CHN) · 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) · 1997: Chen Yan (CHN) · 1999: Mai Nakamura (JPN) · 2000: Antje Buschschulte (GER) · 2002: Lindsay Benko (USA) · 2004: Margaret Hoelzer (USA) · 2006: Margaret Hoelzer (USA) · 2008: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) · 2010: Alexianne Castel (FRA)World Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Butterfly 1993: Liu Limin (CHN) · 1995: Susie O'Neill (AUS) · 1997: Liu Limin (CHN) · 1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) · 2000: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) · 2002: Petria Thomas (AUS) · 2004: Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) · 2006: Jessicah Schipper (AUS) · 2008: Mary DeScenza (USA) · 2010: Mireia Belmonte García (ESP)European Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle 1970: Gabriele Wetzko (GDR) • 1974: Kornelia Ender (GDR) • 1977: Petra Thümer (GDR) • 1981: Carmela Schmidt (GDR) • 1983: Birgit Meineke (GDR) • 1985: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1987: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1989: Manuela Stellmach (GDR) • 1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1993: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1995: Kerstin Kielgass (GER) • 1997: Michelle Smith (IRL) • 1999: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2000: Natalya Baranovskaya (BLR) • 2002: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 2004: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2008: Sara Isakovič (SLO) • 2010: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
European Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke 1927: Wilhelmine den Turk (NED) • 1931: Marie Braun (NED) • 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED) • 1938: Cor Kint (NED) • 1947: Karen Harup (DEN) • 1950: Hendrika van der Horst (NED) • 1954: Geertje Wielema {NED) • 1958: Judy Grinham (GBR) • 1962: Rita van Velsen (NED) • 1966: Christine Caron (FRA) • 1970: Tinatin Lekveishvili (URS) • 1974: Ulrike Richter (GDR) • 1977: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1981: Ina Kleber (GDR) • 1983: Ina Kleber (GDR) • 1985: Birte Weigang (GDR) • 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1989: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1997: Antje Buschschulte (GER) • 1999: Sandra Völker (GER) • 2000: Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP) • 2002: Stanislava Komarova (RUS) • 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2008: Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) • 2010: Gemma Spofforth (GBR)
European Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly 1954: Jutta Langenau (GDR) • 1958: Tineke Lagerberg (NED) • 1962: Ada Kok (NED) • 1966: Ada Kok (NED) • 1970: Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) • 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) • 1977: Andrea Pollack (GDR) • 1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR) • 1983: Ines Geißler (GDR) • 1985: Kornelia Gressler (GDR) • 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1989: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1993: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1997: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1999: Inge de Bruijn (NED) • 2000: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2002: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2004: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2006: Inge Dekker (NED) • 2008: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) • 2010: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
European Champions in Women's 200 m Butterfly 1970: Helga Lindner (GDR) • 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) • 1977: Anett Fiebig (GDR) • 1981: Ines Geißler (GDR) • 1983: Cornelia Polit (GDR) • 1985: Jacqueline Alex (GDR) • 1987: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1989: Kathleen Nord (GDR) • 1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1995: Michelle Smith (IRL) • 1997: María Peláez (ESP) • 1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 2000: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2002: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2008: Aurore Mongel (FRA) • 2010: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
European Champions in Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay 1983: East Germany (Otto, Strauss, Sirch, Meineke) • 1985: East Germany (Strauss, König, Stellmach, Friedrich) • 1987: East Germany (Möhring, Stellmach, Strauss, Friedrich) • 1989: East Germany (Stellmach, Friedrich, Strauss, Möhring) • • 1991: Denmark (Poulsen, Jensen, Puggaard, Jacobsen) • 1993: Germany (Van Almsick, Kielgass, Stellmach, Hunger) • 1995: Germany (Hase, Jung, Kielgass, Van Almsick ) • 1997: Germany (Hase, Götz, Buschschulte, Kielgass) • 1999: Germany (Van Almsick, Szalai, Stockbauer, Kielgass) • 2000: Romania (Potec, Păduraru, Diaconescu, Căslaru) • 2002: Germany (Dallmann, Ries, Stockbauer, Van Almsick) • 2004: Spain (Rouba, Caballero, Roca, Villaecija) • 2006: Germany (Dallmann, Samulski, Steffen, Liebs) • 2008: France (Manaudou, Balmy, Lazare, Popchanka) • 2010: Hungary (Mutina, Dara, Hosszú, Verrasztó)
European Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Butterfly 1996: Bárbara Franco (ESP) • 1998: Sophia Skou (DEN) • 1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 2000: Annika Mehlhorn (GER) • 2001: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2002: Éva Risztov (HUN) • 2003: Éva Risztov (HUN) • 2004: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2005: Beatrix Boulsevicz (HUN) • 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2007: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2008: Petra Granlund (SWE) • 2009: Aurore Mongel (FRA) • 2010: Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN)
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Danish swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Denmark
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Butterfly swimmers
- Female freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European swimming biography stubs
- Danish sportspeople stubs
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