Jennifer Kay Bellamy Chandler (born June 13, 1959) is a retired American diver who won the gold medal in the women's 3-metre springboard event at the

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. She also won a gold medal at the

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and a bronze medal at the

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. She is also a seven-time national diving champion. Chandler started diving when she was nine. When she was 12 she went to the junior Olympics. In 1975 she won the AAU national indoor 1-meter springboard event. In 1976 she won the national indoor 3-meter springboard championship. She retired when she was 21 due to back injuries. Chandler was inducted into the

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(ASHOF) in 1985. She was also inducted into the

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in 1987. Chandler has done work as an expert commentator for several national television networks. She became the Educational Outreach Director for ASHOF in 2003. She now works for the Lakeshore Foundation, a world-class rehabilitation and athletic training facility located in

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, as their Development and Special Events Coordinator. She earned a BFA in drawing and painting from The University of Arizona. She is married to John W. Stevenson, the publisher and editor of The Randolph Leader in Roanoke, Alabama.'' '' Chandler is also a painter with work on display through the

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organization.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Jennifer 1959 births Living people Divers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in diving People from Valley, Alabama American female divers Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in diving Divers at the 1975 Pan American Games The Westminster Schools alumni Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 21st-century American women

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