Juno Stover-Irwin
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Born | November 28, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juno Stover-Irwin (November 22, 1928 – July 2, 2011)[1] was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States.[2] Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California; she attended Hoover High School and Glendale Community College.[3]
Biography
As Juno Stover, she placed fifth at the 1948 Olympics in London. Four years later in Helsinki, as Juno Stover-Irwin, she captured a bronze medal. At the 1956 Olympics, in Melbourne, Australia, Stover-Irwin was the 10-meter platform silver medalist. Irwin would later become the first diver to compete in four Olympics, when she placed fourth at the 1960 Games in Rome.[2] Stover-Irwin was also a two-time USA National AAU champion and two-time Pan-American Games silver medalist.[3]
Upon retiring from active competition, Stover-Irwin coached the women’s diving team at California State University (Berkeley Campus). She was honored with induction to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980.[4]
References
- ↑ Juno Stover-Irwin's obituary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/juno-stover-irwin-1.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.glendale.edu/halloffame/2005/stover.html
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame
See also
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- 1928 births
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- Olympic divers of the United States
- Divers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- American female divers
- Olympic medalists in diving
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees