Edwin Frank "Win" Young (September 29, 1947June 22, 2006) was an American
diver. He represented the United States at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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in
Mexico City
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, where he won a bronze medal in 10 m platform.
[Win Young]
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Young was a six-time All-American diver for
Indiana University
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and won the gold medal in 10 m platform at the
1967 Pan American Games
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. In retirement he coached diving at the
University of Arizona
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.
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Young died in 2006, aged 58. He was survived by his daughter, Heather Marie Burgoyne.Edwin F. "Win" Young Obituary]
''Arizona Daily Star''. June 29, 2006
References
1947 births
2006 deaths
American male divers
Divers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in diving
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
Divers at the 1967 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
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Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in diving