Gunhild Larking

Gunhild Maria Larking (born 13 January 1936) is a retired Swedish high jumper.

Gunhild Larking

Personal information
Born	13 January 1936 (1936-01-13) (age 89) Jönköping, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Jönköpings AIF
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1.67 m (1956)[1][2]

Biography

Gunhild Larking in 1956 Olympic Games. This photograph from Life received international spreading and Larking herself began a career as a model.

She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1954 European Athletics Championships and 1956 Summer Olympics and placed ninth in 1952 and fourth in 1954 and 1956.^[1] She won five consecutive national titles from 1952 to 1956.^[3][4]

While she was at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, she was the subject of a series of shots taken by George Silk for Life magazine. One of these, published on the Christmas number of Life shorter after, received international fame and Larking herself began receiving requests as a model.^[5][6]