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ingeborg sjöqvist at the 1936 olympics kalmar ss kalmar , sweden diving yes 19 april 1912 ingeborg sjöqvist 1936.jpg ingeborg sjöqvist

ingeborg sjöqvist

ingeborg maria ingers -lrb- née sjöqvist on 19 april 1912 -rrb- is a retired swedish diver who won two silver medals in the 10 meter platform event at the european championships , in 1931 and 1934 .
she competed in the platform at the 1932 and 1936 summer olympics and finished in fourth and ninth place , respectively .
her elder sister lala sjöqvist won a bronze medal in the platform at the 1928 olympics .
later in life ingers recalled that her home town 's diving board was 3 m shorter than regulation , and thus she had to stand on a built-up scaffold to train for her 10 m event .
she turned 100 in april 2012 and is sweden 's oldest living olympian .
she married lennart ingers in 1939 , who also became a centenarian in april 2015 , after 75 years of marriage .
