Leni Lohmar
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Magdalena Maria "Leni"•Lohmar (-Henze) |
| Used name | Leni•Lohmar |
| Born | 19 October 1914 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Died | 31 December 2006 in Witten, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Affiliations | Vereinte 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 |