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Lien Gisolf

Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (died 1993)

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Born
July 13, 1910
Died
May 30, 1993
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1910

About Lien Gisolf

Carolina Anna "Lien" Gisolf was a Dutch high jumper. She won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1932. 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.

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Lien Gisolf timeline

  1. Her talent was discovered during school competition in 1926, when it turned out that she jumped 30 centimetres higher than her classmates.
  2. She won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1932.
  3. 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 world when Lien Gisolf was born

Lien Gisolf was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lien Gisolf's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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