Lien Gisolf

Carolina Anna "Lien" Gisolf (13 July 1910 – 30 May 1993) was a Dutch high jumper. She won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1932.

Lien Gisolf

Lien Gisolf in 1933
Personal information
Full name	Carolina Anna Gisolf
Nationality	Dutch
Born	13 July 1910 Fort de Kock, former Dutch East Indies
Died	30 May 1993 (aged 82) Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Hygiea, Den Haag
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1.623 m (1932)[1]
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam High jump Women's World Games 1930 Prague High jump

Biography

Her talent was discovered during school competition in 1926, when it turned out that she jumped 30 centimetres higher than her classmates. On 3 July 1928 she set an unofficial Dutch record by jumping 1.465 metres, which was followed by a new European record of 1.582 metres. The same year, she became the first Dutch female athlete to win an Olympic medal.^[2]

On 18 July 1928, she became the youngest person in the sport of athletics to break a world record, aged 15 years, 5 days, she jumped 1.605 metres.^[3] She improved her world record twice: to 1.608 metres in 1929 and 1.623 metres in 1932.^[2]

During the 1930 Women's World Games Gisolf became second. When she had to jump a barrage with her only opponent left, German Inge Braumüller, she tore a muscle, ruining her chances for the first place.^[1]

Gislof won the British WAAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1930 WAAA Championships.^[4][5][6]

After finishing fourth at the 1932 Summer Olympics Gisolf lost interest in athletics and turned to field hockey.