Lily Carlstedt

Olympic athlete

1926 – 2005

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Who was Lily Carlstedt?

'Lily Marie Louise Carlstedt, later Kelsby, was a Danish athlete who competed mainly in javelin throwing.

She competed for Denmark in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, where she won a bronze medal in javelin and in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, where she beat the Olympic Record.

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Born
Mar 5, 1926
Nationality
  • Denmark
Died
2005

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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