Signe Johansson-Engdahl

Signe Johansson-Engdahl

Personal information
Full name	Signe Dagmar Charlotta Johansson-Engdahl
Nationality	Swedish
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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] She was married to the Olympic runner Nils Engdahl, and her sister-in-law Märta Johansson was also an Olympic diver.^[5]

References

1. "Världens och Sveriges äldsta olympier har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. 10 May 2010.
2. "Signe Johansson-Engdahl". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Signe 103 – äldsta olympiern i världen" (in Swedish). SOK. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
4. "Signe Johansson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
5. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2015). "Signe Johansson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.