Dorothy Poynton-Hill
 Poynton-Hill in 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1915 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 18, 1995 (aged 79) Riverside, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LAAC, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dorothy Poynton-Hill (née Poynton, later Teuber; July 17, 1915 – May 18, 1995) was an American diver who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. She won the 10 m platform event in 1932 and 1936, while in the 3 m springboard she took a silver in 1928 and a bronze in 1936. In 1928, at age 13 she became the youngest Olympian to win a medal and, in 1936, the first Olympic diver to win the 10 m platform twice.[1][2]
After retiring from competitions, Poynton-Hill ran an aquatic club in Los Angeles and appeared in several TV commercials.[1] In 1968, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorothy Poynton-Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "DOROTHY POYNTON (USA) 1968 Honor Diver". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
External links
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Media related to Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Wikimedia Commons- Dorothy Poynthon at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Dorothy Poynton-Hill at World Aquatics
- Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Olympedia (archive)
- Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Olympics.com
- Dorothy Poynton-Hill at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2007)
- Dorothy Poynton at HickokSports.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2013)
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