Helena Blach Lavrsen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | Helena Blach 7 June 1963 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Curling |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Denmark | ||
| Women's Curling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1982 Geneva | Team |
| 1998 Kamloops | Team |
 | 1990 Oslo | Team |
| 1997 Berne | Team |
| European Championships | ||
| 1994 Sundsvall | Team |
| 1997 Füssen | Team |
| 1981 Grindelwald | Team |
| 1998 Flims | Team |
Helena Blach Lavrsen (née Blach; born 7 June 1963) is a Danish curler, several times the skip for the Danish team, an Olympic medalist, and World and European champion. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] This was the first medal, Denmark has ever won at a Winter Olympics, and the only one until 2026, when Viktor Hald Thorup won silver medals at the 2026 Olympics.[2] She has obtained four medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European champion from 1994.
Blach Lavrsen was the flag bearer for Denmark at the 1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 20 March 2008).
- ↑ "Sølv til Danmark!" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "Flagbearers for Denmark". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Helena Blach Lavrsen at World Curling
- Helena Blach Lavrsen at Olympics.com
- Helena Blach Lavrsen at Olympedia
- Helena Blach Lavrsen at InterSportStats
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