Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
Becker-Pinkston in 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1903-03-06)March 6, 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||||||||
Died | April 6, 1989(1989-04-06) (aged 86) Detroit, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Anna Becker-Pinkston (née Becker, later Campbell; March 6, 1903 – April 6, 1989) was an American diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
In 1916, when she was 13 years old, she was recognized as a promising future swimming champion.[1]
In 1924 she won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard event as well as the silver medal in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event.[2]
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External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betty Becker-Pinkston". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
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- 1920: Aileen Riggin (USA)
- 1924: Elizabeth Becker (USA)
- 1928: Helen Meany (USA)
- 1932: Georgia Coleman (USA)
- 1936: Marjorie Gestring (USA)
- 1948: Vicki Draves (USA)
- 1952: Pat McCormick (USA)
- 1956: Pat McCormick (USA)
- 1960: Ingrid Krämer (EUA)
- 1964: Ingrid Krämer (EUA)
- 1968: Susanne Gossick (USA)
- 1972: Micki King (USA)
- 1976: Jennifer Chandler (USA)
- 1980: Irina Kalinina (URS)
- 1984: Sylvie Bernier (CAN)
- 1988: Gao Min (CHN)
- 1992: Gao Min (CHN)
- 1996: Fu Mingxia (CHN)
- 2000: Fu Mingxia (CHN)
- 2004: Guo Jingjing (CHN)
- 2008: Guo Jingjing (CHN)
- 2012: Wu Minxia (CHN)
- 2016: Shi Tingmao (CHN)
- 2020: Shi Tingmao (CHN)
- 2024: Chen Yiwen (CHN)
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