Agnes Østergaard

Agnes Østergaard Olsen (27 October 1929 – 7 January 2006) was a Danish athlete and Handball player.

In athletics Østergaard won 9 Danish championships between 1949 and 1954. In shot put, on July 1st 1951 in Aabyhøj she was the first Danish women to pass 12 meters (12.49). On September 7th 1952 she was the first Danish women to cross 13 meters (13.12).

Østergaard also played handball in Frederiksberg IF and won Danish League in 1956, 1959, 1962 and 1966. She made her debut on the national team on 26 November 1953 and played 39 international matches and scored 51 goals. She won silver at the 1962 World Championships in Romania.

Danish athletics medals

1954 Shot put 11.58 m 1954 Discus throw 34.55 m 1954 Javelin throw 35.57 m 1953 Shot put 12.33 m 1953 Discus throw 36.66 m 1953 Javelin throw 39.08 m 1953 Combined track and field events (8-matct) 1952 Shot put 12.26 m 1952 Discus throw 36.28 m 1952 Javelin throw 37.60 m 1951 Shot put 12.21 m 1951 Discus throw 34.18 m 1950 Shot put 11.07 m 1949 Shot put 11.05 m 1948 Shot put 11.39 m

Danish records

Shot put

11.96 m – 1951 12.49 m – 1951 12.55 m – 1952 13,12 m – 1952

Discus throw

38.50 m – 1952

Danish Handball Medals

1956: DM 1959: DM 1962: DM 1964: Pokal 1965: Pokal 1966: DM , Pokal