Bob Morgan (diver)
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Robert ("Bob", "Bobby" or "Robby") Morgan (born 27 March 1967) is a retired diver from
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, who is best known for winning a bronze and a silver medal in the men's 10 m platform at the European Championships in the early 1990s. Morgan was born in
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, and represented the United Kingdom at four consecutive
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, starting in 1984 (
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, California); and at five consecutive Commonwealth Games, in
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and 1998, winning three medals—bronze, silver and gold. In the aftermath of Great Britain's disastrous performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was forced to sell his team kit to passers by on the street in order to pay off loans: something seen as the nadir of an already poor British performance.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Bob 1967 births Living people Welsh divers Divers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Great Britain Sportspeople from Cardiff Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales British male divers Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving