 Dick Eve in the 1920s | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 March 1901 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||
| Died | 13 March 1970 (aged 68) Concord, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||
| Club | Manly Amateur Swimming Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Richmond Cavill "Dick" Eve (19 March 1901 – 13 March 1970) was an Australian diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal in the plain high diving and finished fifth in the 3 metre springboard event.[2] He was the first Australian Olympic diver to win a gold medal. His brother was Australian sports administrator Jim Eve.
See also
References
- ↑ "Dick Eve". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ Dick Eve Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links
- Australian Dictionary of Biography entry
- Dick Eve at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Australian Olympic Committee Profile
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