Signe Johansson-Engdahl

Signe Johansson-Engdahl
Personal information
Born 27 May 1905
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 9 May 2010(2010-05-09) (aged 104)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport Diving
Club Stockholms KK

Signe Dagmar Charlotta Johansson-Engdahl (27 May 1905 – 9 May 2010)[1] was a Swedish diver. She competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 3 m springboard and placed fifth. From the death of Erna Sondheim on 9 January 2008 until her own death, she was believed to be the oldest living person to have competed in the Olympic games.[2][3] She was married to the Olympic runner Nils Engdahl, and her sister-in-law Märta Johansson was also an Olympic diver.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Världens och Sveriges äldsta olympier har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. 10 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Signe 103 – äldsta olympiern i världen" (in Swedish). SOK. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "Signe Johansson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2015). "Signe Johansson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.


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