Kerstin Palm

Full name: Kerstin Ullasdotter Palm
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5" (166 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Born: February 5, 1946 in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
Affiliations: Göteborgs FK, Göteborg (SWE) / FFF, Stockholm (SWE) / FK Aramis, Bjuv (SWE)
Country: Sweden
Sport: Fencing

Biography

Kerstin Palm was the first woman to compete in seven Olympic Games, appearing at the Olympics consecutively from 1964-88. She had her best finish in 1972, placing fifth, and also made the finals in 1968, finishing sixth, and continued to place as high as 12th in 1984. During her career she represented Göteborgs Fäktklubb, Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande in Stockholm, and Fäktklubb Aramis in Bjuv, and won 44 Swedish titles. These included two junior titles with foil in 1965-66, 19 senior team foil titles (1963-66, 1968, 1971-72, 1974-75, and 1978-1987), and 23 senior individual foil titles (1962-69, 1971-74, 1976-77, 1979-82, 1985-87, 2005, and 2008). Through 2008 her feat of competing in seven Olympics has been matched by only three other women: [Merlene Ottey] (JAM/SLO/athletics) (1980-2004), Josefa Idem-Guerrini (ITA/canoeing) (1984-2008), and [Jeannie Longo] (FRA/cycling) (1984-2008). The male record is 9 appearances, jointly held by Ian Millar (CAN/equestrian) and [Hubert Raudauschl] (AUT/sailing).

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	6 p4 r2/4
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	5
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	6
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	9T
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	29
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	12
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Women's Foil, Individual	Sweden	SWE	29

Women's Foil, Individual

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank	Date	Result	BW	BL	TG	TR	TD
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	6	1964-10-14		1	4	10	19
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	2	1964-10-14	Gorokhova (URS) 4, Palm (SWE) 0					0
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	2	1964-10-14	Derşidan-Ene-Pascu (ROU) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	2	1964-10-14	Rejtő-Ujlaky-Sági (HUN) 4, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	2	1964-10-14	Masciotta (ITA) 4, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Four	1	1964-10-14	Palm (SWE) 4, Weiß-Scherberger (GER) 3					4
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	1T	1964-10-14		3	2	18	14
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	2	1964-10-14	Juhász-Nagy (HUN) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	1	1964-10-14	Palm (SWE) 4, Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 3					4
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	1	1964-10-14	Palm (SWE) 4, Owada (JPN) 0					4
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	1	1964-10-14	Palm (SWE) 4, Angell (USA) 3					4
1964 Summer	18	Tokyo	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	2	1964-10-14	Vicol (ROU) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool		5	1968-10-20		2	3	17	17
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Three	2	1968-10-19		4	1	18	10
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Three	1	1968-10-19		4	1	19	9
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool		6	1972-09-03		0	5	9	20
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #4	2	1972-09-03	Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #7	2	1972-09-03	Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 4, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #10	2	1972-09-03	Gorokhova (URS) 4, Palm (SWE) 0					0
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #13	2	1972-09-03	Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Bout #15	2	1972-09-03	Novikova-Belova (URS) 4, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-03		3	2	18	14
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-03	Palm (SWE) 4, Novikova-Belova (URS) 3					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-03	Palm (SWE) 4, Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 0					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-03	Palm (SWE) 4, Collino (ITA) 3					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-03	Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-03	Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-02		3	2	15	10
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-02	Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 4, Palm (SWE) 0					0
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Broniecki (FRG) 1					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Madsen (DEN) 0					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Szolnoki (HUN) 1					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1972-09-02	Gorokhova (URS) 4, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02		5	0	20	8
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Franke-Cymerman (POL) 2					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, White (USA) 2					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, McDougall (AUS) 2					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh (GBR) 1					4
1972 Summer	26	München	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Six	1	1972-09-02	Palm (SWE) 4, Ezinler (TUR) 1					4
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	3	1976-07-23		3	2	18	16
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	2	1976-07-23	Collino (ITA) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	2	1976-07-23	Knyazeva (URS) 5, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 2					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) 2					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Three	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Ager-Grant (GBR) 2					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round Two Barrage	AC	1976-07-23				4	8
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round Two Barrage	2	1976-07-23	Sidorova (URS) 8, Palm (SWE) 4					4
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round One Barrage	AC	1976-07-23				8	1
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round One Barrage	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 8, Staszak-Makowska (POL) 1					8
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round One	AC	1976-07-23				4	8
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Elimination Rounds	Round One	2	1976-07-23	Sidorova (URS) 8, Palm (SWE) 4					4
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	2	1976-07-23		3	2	19	15
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	2	1976-07-23	Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Van Eyck (BEL) 3					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Derşidan-Ene-Pascu (ROU) 0					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Rodríguez (CUB) 2					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Pool Four	2	1976-07-23	Sidorova (URS) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Two	1	1976-07-23		4	0	20	8
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Two	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Knyazeva (URS) 1					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Two	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 2					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Two	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Van Eyck (BEL) 4					5
1976 Summer	30	Montréal	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Two	1	1976-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Uranga (CUB) 1					5
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	5	1980-07-23		1	3	9	18
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1980-07-23	Moldovan-Zsak (ROU) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1980-07-23	Rodríguez (CUB) 5, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1980-07-23	Palm (SWE) 5, Brannon (GBR) 3					5
1980 Summer	34	Moskva	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1980-07-23	Sidorova (URS) 5, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Barrage Round Two	AC	1984-08-03				2	8
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Barrage Round Two	2	1984-08-03	Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) 8, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Round Two	AC	1984-08-03				5	8
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Round Two	2	1984-08-03	Bischoff (FRG) 8, Palm (SWE) 5					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Round One	AC	1984-08-03				8	7
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Final Pool	Round One	1	1984-08-03	Palm (SWE) 8, Luan (CHN) 7					8
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	4	1984-08-02		2	3	20	21
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	2	1984-08-02	Hanisch (FRG) 5, Palm (SWE) 4					4
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	2	1984-08-02	Brouquier (FRA) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	2	1984-08-02	Thurley (GBR) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	1	1984-08-02	Palm (SWE) 5, Moldovan-Zsak (ROU) 3					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Pool Four	1	1984-08-02	Palm (SWE) 5, Bradford (USA) 3					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	4	1984-08-02		1	3	11	18
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	2	1984-08-02	Vaccaroni (ITA) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	2	1984-08-02	Modaine-Cessac (FRA) 5, Palm (SWE) 1					1
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	2	1984-08-02	Dan (ROU) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool Three	1	1984-08-02	Palm (SWE) 5, Smith (AUS) 3					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	5	1984-08-02		2	4	19	23
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1984-08-02	Bischoff (FRG) 5, Palm (SWE) 4					4
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1984-08-02	Vaccaroni (ITA) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1984-08-02	Waples (USA) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1984-08-02	Palm (SWE) 5, Philion (CAN) 3					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	1	1984-08-02	Palm (SWE) 5, Snell (ISV) 0					5
1984 Summer	38	Los Angeles	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool One	2	1984-08-02	Lozano (MEX) 5, Palm (SWE) 0					0
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	5	1988-09-21		1	4	15	21
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1988-09-21	Glikina (URS) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1988-09-21	Sun (CHN) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1988-09-21	Funkenhauser (FRG) 5, Palm (SWE) 3					3
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	2	1988-09-21	Oka (JPN) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Pool One	1	1988-09-21	Palm (SWE) 5, O'Neill (USA) 1					5
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Eight	3	1988-09-21		2	2	16	15
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Eight	2	1988-09-21	Bau (FRG) 5, Palm (SWE) 4					4
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Eight	2	1988-09-21	Glikina (URS) 5, Palm (SWE) 2					2
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Eight	1	1988-09-21	Palm (SWE) 5, Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) 1					5
1988 Summer	42	Seoul	Fencing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Pool Eight	1	1988-09-21	Palm (SWE) 5, López (MEX) 4					5

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