David Browning
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David "Skippy" Browning
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| Full name | David Greig Browning, Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Skippy | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | June 5, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Near Rantoul, Kansas |
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| Education | Business administration, University of Texas | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | United States Naval Aviator | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 1948–1956 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Springboard diving | ||||||||||||
| University team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1952 | ||||||||||||
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David Greig "Skippy" Browning, Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving.[1][2] After his Olympic victory in Helsinki Browning shinnied up a flag pole to steal an Olympic flag and was arrested.[3]
Browning married Corinne L. Couch on September 7, 1950. In January 1953 he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in business administration. In June 1955 he received his wings as a pilot in the United States Navy at Pensacola, Florida. On March 13, 1956, he was on a training flight in an AFJS Fury jet carrier fighter when the plane crashed near Rantoul, Kansas, killing Browning.[2] At the time, he was scheduled to be reassigned to Los Angeles to begin training for the 1956 Summer Olympics.[4]
Awards
Browning was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975.[4]
References
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- 1931 births
- 1956 deaths
- Highland Park High School (University Park, Texas) alumni
- Accidental deaths in Kansas
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Male divers
- Olympic divers of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in diving
- Olympic medalists in diving
- United States Naval Aviators
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- American sportsmen
