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Diving At The 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested. Medal summary The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as ''springboard diving'' and ''high diving'', respectively.The Organising Committee for the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952, pp. 584-5, 598. Men Women Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also * Diving at the 1951 Pan American Games The Diving Competition for men and women at the 1951 Pan American Games was held from February 25 to March 3, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were two events, for both men and women. Men's competition 3m Springboard 10m Platform Wom ... Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics events 1952 1952 in diving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. History The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvi in the Functionalist style prevalent during the 1930s. The stadium was built for the 1940 Olympic Games which were cancelled due to World War II, but later hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics. Because of the war, the construction of the Swimming Stadium took a long time, and it was finally completed in 1947. In wartime, the finished pools were used to store herring and root vegetables. According to the International Swimming Federation, the water temperature in the pool needs to be at least 22 °C, nowadays 27 °C. The machinery to heat the outdoor pool was ordered from abroad, and the ship transporting them was sunk immediately after the war broke out. The stadium has been listed as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland by Doco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Haase
Günther Haase (born 11 June 1925) is a German retired diver. Competing in the 10 m platform he won a gold medal at the 1950 European Championships and a bronze at the 1952 Olympics. He was married to the national diving champion Paula Tatarek. References 1925 births Living people German male divers Olympic divers for Germany Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Hamburg Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 20th-century German people {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics Events
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested. Medal summary The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as ''springboard diving'' and ''high diving'', respectively.The Organising Committee for the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952, pp. 584-5, 598. Men Women Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also * Diving at the 1951 Pan American Games The Diving Competition for men and women at the 1951 Pan American Games was held from February 25 to March 3, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were two events, for both men and women. Men's competition 3m Springboard 10m Platform Wom ... Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics events 1952 1952 in diving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1951 Pan American Games
The Diving Competition for men and women at the 1951 Pan American Games was held from February 25 to March 3, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were two events, for both men and women. Men's competition 3m Springboard 10m Platform Women's competition 3m Springboard 10m Platform Medal table See also * Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics References Buenos Aires 1951* * * . {{Events at the 1951 Pan American Games 1951 Diving Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... 1951 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Stover-Irwin
Juno Stover-Irwin (November 22, 1928 – July 2, 2011) was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California; she attended Hoover High School and Glendale Community College.http://www.glendale.edu/halloffame/2005/stover.html Juno was three and a half months pregnant when she took the Bronze medal at the Helsinki Olympic Games. She travelled to competitions with her ukulele which she played for relaxation and enjoyment. Biography As Juno Stover, she placed fifth at the 1948 Olympics in London. Four years later in Helsinki, as Juno Stover-Irwin, she captured a bronze medal. At the 1956 Olympics, in Melbourne, Australia, Stover-Irwin was the 10-meter platform silver medalist. Irwin would later become the first diver to compete in four Olympics, when she placed fourth at the 1960 Games in Rome. Stover-Irwin was also a two-time USA National AAU champion and two-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
Paula Jean Myers-Pope (November 11, 1934 – June 9, 1995) was an American diver and Olympic medallist. Life and career Born in La Verne, California, Myers-Pope was a member of the USA Olympic Diving Team three times. At 17 years of age, Paula Jean Myers won a silver medal in the 10 meter tower event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, a bronze medal in the same event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, one in the 3 meter springboard event and one in the 10M tower. She won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games, in both platform and springboard. She has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Myers-Pope attended Ohio State University in the mid 1950s, and ultimately graduated with a degree in dental hygiene from the University of Southern California and became a dental hygienist A dental hygienist or oral hygienist is a licensed dental profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe-Ann Olsen-Jensen
Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen (née ''Olsen''; February 11, 1931 – September 23, 2017) was an American diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively. During her career Olsen won 12 AAU diving titles, starting from 1945 as a 14-year-old. In 1949 she married the football and baseball player Jackie Jensen, and divorced him in 1968. Early years Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Olsen-Jensen is the daughter of Art Olsen and Norma Bragstad Olsen. Her father was a coach and school principal; her mother taught swimming and was described as "a pioneer of synchronized swimming." She attended La Porte School in La Porte City, Iowa, but she and her mother moved to Oakland, California, when her father enlisted for military service in World War II. In 1949, she graduated from Oakland High School, where she was president of her senior class and an honor student. Swimming When she was 9 years old, Olsen-Jensen won firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Moreau
Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau (1 May 1928 – 10 June 1995) was a French diver. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal for France at the 1952 Summer Olympics, making her the first, and as of 2018, only French medallist in diving. Biography Moreau was born in Hanoi, French Indochina. She died in Chuelles, France, at the age of 67. Moreau was a member of L'Isle-Adam Beach Club and competed frequently in L'Isle-Adam. Career Along with the Olympics, Moreau competed in several diving championships. She competed at the Monte Carlo 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 3-metre springboard. Moreau earned 100.43 points, placing first to win the gold medal at the age of nineteen. Moreau also competed in the Vienna 1950 European Aquatics Championships in the same event. She won the gold medal for the second championship in a row. She beat her previous score, earning 155.58 points. 1948 Summer Games Moreau made her Olympic debut in London at the 1948 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McCormick (diver)
Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 – March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956. She won the James E. Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the US in 1956 – the second woman to do so, after Ann Curtis. As a child in the 1930s and 1940s she was notable for executing dives that were not allowed in competition for female divers (dives reputed to scare most men) and for practicing off the Los Alamitos Bridge in Long Beach, California Harbor. She attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, Long Beach City College, and California State University, Long Beach. After the Olympics McCormick did diving tours and was a model for Catalina swimwear. She served on the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics organizing committee and began a program called "Pat's Champs"—a foundation to help motivate kids to dream big and to set practical ways to succeed. McCormick's husband, Glenn, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Capilla
Joaquín Capilla Pérez (December 23, 1928 – May 8, 2010), was a Mexican diver who won the largest number of Olympic medals among Mexican athletes. Together with his elder brother Alberto he competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, finishing fourth in the two remaining competitions. He also won four medals at the Pan American Games, in 1951 and 1955. After retiring from competitions Capilla descended into poverty, chain smoking and alcoholism, eventually losing his family and home. He recovered owing to religion and later earned a degree in theology. In 2009 he was awarded the National Sports Award. He died the next year in 2010 as a result of cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resusci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948. Medal summary The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as ''springboard diving'' and ''highboard diving'', respectively.The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948, p. 637. Men Women Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics events 1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ... 1948 in water sports Diving competitions in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
