Lala Valborg Sjöqvist (also ''Sjöquist'', later ''Larsson'', 23 September 1903 – 8 August 1964) was a
Swedish diver who won the bronze medal in the 10 m platform event at the 1928 Olympics. Her younger sister
Ingeborg
Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, derived from Old Norse ''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the theonym ''Ing'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the No ...
was also an Olympic diver, competing for Sweden in the platform at the
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
and
1936 Games.
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1903 births
1964 deaths
Swedish female divers
Divers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic divers for Sweden
Olympic medalists in diving
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
People from Nybro Municipality
Sportspeople from Kalmar County
Kalmar SS divers
20th-century Swedish sportswomen
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