Grete Heckscher

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGrete•Heckscher (-Dahm)
Used nameGrete•Heckscher
Born8 November 1901 in København (Copenhagen), HovedstadenDEN
Died6 October 1987 (aged 85 years 10 months 28 days) in Horne, Faaborg-Midtfyn, SyddanmarkDEN
AffiliationsDamernes Fægteklub af 1917 — København (Copenhagen), HovedstadenDEN
NOCDenmarkDEN
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Grete Heckscher was a Danish foil fencer who represented Damernes Fægteklub. At the 1924 Paris Olympics Heckscher won the bronze medal in the individual foil event. In the final she won three bouts and lost two.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing DEN Grete Heckscher
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 3 Bronze