Marianne Lundquist

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameIngrid Marianne•Lundquist (-Grane)
Used nameMarianne•Lundquist
Born24 July 1931 in Karlskoga, Örebro (SWE)
Died10 April 2020 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsKarlskoga SS, Karlskoga (SWE) / SK Neptun, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

A freestyler, Marianne Lundquist swam at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. Lundquist helped Sweden win a bronze medal at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships in the 4x100 freestyle relay. In 1965 she married Kjell Grane, who became well known in Sweden as host of a radio show “Morgenpasset (Morning Pass)”.

Both Lundquist and Grane stayed active well into their 80s. In later years Grane developed dementia and Lundquist had to care for him. Married for 65 years, in 2020 they both acquired COVID-19, and died within eight days of one another – Grane dying on 2 April and Lundquist on 10 April.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) SWE Marianne Lundquist
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 5 h1 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) Sweden AC r2/2
1952 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) SWE Marianne Lundquist
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 24
400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 21
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) Sweden 6

Special Notes