Grete Heckscher

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGrete•Heckscher (-Dahm)
Used nameGrete•Heckscher
Born8 November 1901 in København (Copenhagen), Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died6 October 1987 in Horne, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark (DEN)
AffiliationsDamernes Fægteklub af 1917, København (DEN)
NOC Denmark
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