Edwin Harold Smith (February 19, 1909 – March 5, 1958) was an American diver who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Edwin Harold Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 19, 1909 Ontario, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 5, 1958 (aged 49) La Jolla, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1928, he finished fourth in the 3m springboard. Four years later in the 1932 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10m platform and a silver in the 3m springboard. Domestically, he won the AAU springboard titles in the 1m in 1928 and 1930; and in the 3m in 1930 and 1931. After the 1932 Olympics, he became a professional show diver, and a diving coach at New York Athletic Club and Yale University. He also prepared the German diving team to the 1936 Summer Olympics. During World War II, he served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps.[1] After the war, he worked as a pool manager at luxury hotels in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara.[2] He died at age 49 of cancer.[1]
Honors
editIn 1979, Smith was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "Harold "Dutch" Smith (USA), 1979 Honor Diver". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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