Lini Söhnchen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLini (Pauline Ida-)•Söhnchen
Used nameLini•Söhnchen
Born19 July 1897 in Witten, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died2 June 1978 in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen (GER)
AffiliationsATBS Bremen
NOC Germany

Biography

German diver Lini Söhnchen came second in the springboard event at the 1927 European Championships. At the Amsterdam Olympics the following year she finished sixth in the same event and made history as the first ever Olympian from Westfalia. She had although previously qualified for the 1916 Berlin Games, which were not held due to World War I. She was German springboard champion eight times between 1921-29.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) GER Lini Söhnchen
Springboard, Women (Olympic) 6

Special Notes