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Bernard Charles Wrightson (born June 25, 1944) is a former Olympic and Pan American Games gold medalist for the United States.[1] The Denver, Colorado native[2] was primarily a three-meter springboard diver, but he also won a national AAU championship on the ten-meter platform. Between 1964 and 1968, Bernie Wrightson captured a total of eight USA Open titles in the sport of diving. He represented US at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in Springboard Diving.[3]
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Biography
Wrightson was raised in Denver, Colorado where he attended Morey Junior High and Denver East High School.[2] He attended Arizona State University; in 1966 he was the National Collegiate Athletic Association champion on both the one and three-meter springboard. The following season, Wrightson won a gold medal at the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg. During the 1968 Games of Mexico City, Bernie moved in front during the first round – and never looked back; he set an Olympic record of 170 points to win the gold medal.[4]
Awards
He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1984.[4]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernie Wrightson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- Moss, Irv (May 14, 2014). "Colorado Classics: Bernie Wrightson, Olympic champion diver". The Denver Post.
- "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Diving" Archived September 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- "Bernie Wrightson (USA) 1984". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007.
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Bernard Wrightson (né le 25 juin 1944 à Phoenix) est un plongeur américain ayant participé aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1968. Il devient champion olympique au tremplin de 3 mètres en établissant un record de 170 points[1].[it] Bernard Wrightson
Bernard Charles Wrightson, conosciuto anche come Bernie Wrightson, (Phoenix, 25 giugno 1944), è un tuffatore statunitense. Ha rappresentato la nazionale degli Stati Uniti ai Giochi olimpici estivi di Città del Messico 1968, vincendo la medaglia d'oro nel concorso dei tuffi dal trampolino 3 metri. Nel 1984 è stato inserito nell'International Swimming Hall of Fame[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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