Paul Günther (24 October 1882 – 13 February 1959) was a

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diver who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He won the gold medal in the 3 m springboard event. In the plain high diving, he competed in the final but did not finish, so he came eighth. In 1988 he was inducted to the

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* 1882 births 1959 deaths German male divers Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hanover 20th-century German sportsmen Sportspeople from the German Empire {{Germany-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub

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