Birte Christoffersen

Birte Christoffersen (later Hanson, then Ekberg; 28 March 1924 – 23 February 2026) was a Danish-Swedish diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform for Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Sweden at the 1956 & 1960 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the platform in 1948 and finished in 8–12th place on other occasions.

At the European championships Christoffersen won bronze medals in both the platform and springboard in 1950, competing for Denmark. In 1953, she moved to Sweden, and next year won silver medals in both events. She earned one more bronze medal in 1958, in the platform. and died on 23 February 2026, at the age of 101.