Leni Lohmar

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMagdalena Maria "Leni"•Lohmar (-Henze)
Used nameLeni•Lohmar
Born19 October 1914 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died31 December 2006 in Witten, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
AffiliationsVereinte Wasserfreunde Bonn 09, Bonn (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

German swimmer Leni Lohmar won the silver medal with the 4x100m freestyle team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics along with Ruth Halbsguth, Inge Schmitz and Gisela Jacob-Arendt. Lohmar married her swimming coach Hermann Henze in 1939, and after the World War II, with Gisela Arendt-Jacob, coached young swimmers at her home club SSF Bonn. Lohmar won four German 4x100m freestyle relay titles with Bonn between 1949 and 1952. Her husband led the SSF Bonn 05 for more than 40 years as its president. He was also head of the German Olympic swimming teams 1968-76.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GER Leni Lohmar
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 4 h5 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) Germany 2 Silver