Olga Jensch-Jordan (née ''Jordan'', 13 March 1913 – 13 February 2000) was a German diver who specialized in the 3-meter springboard. In this event she won the European title in 1931 and 1934, and competed at the

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and

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, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Her future husband, Dr. Arthur Jensch, was the vice

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of Germany at the 1932 Olympics. During

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he fought as an SS stormtrooper and was killed in action in 1945 near Berlin. After retiring from competitions, Jensch-Jordan became a renowned diving coach. In 1948 she co-founded the German Sports Federation and in 1951 the National Olympic Committee of

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. Her son-in-law

Hans-Dieter Pophal Hans-Dieter Pophal (born 22 November 1937) is a retired German diver. He competed in the springboard at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth and fourth place, respectively. Pophal dominated the 3 m springboard event in the ...

also became an Olympic diver.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensch-Jordan, Olga 1913 births 2000 deaths German female divers Olympic divers of Germany Divers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nuremberg 20th-century German women