Irene MacDonald
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Irene Margaret MacDonald (November 22, 1931 – June 20, 2002) was a Canadian athlete, sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton, Ontario.[1] She won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
She won a Bronze medal in 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and a Silver medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. She also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
She was a broadcaster for CBC television covering diving events from the 1976 Summer Olympics through to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
In 1991, she was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia. She is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ Famous Canadian Women Athletes. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
- Allan Woods. "Irene MacDonald: Canada's 'queen of the springboard'", The Globe and Mail, July 23, 2002, p. R9.
Categories: 1931 births | 2002 deaths | British Columbia sportspeople | Canadian divers | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Commonwealth Games bronze medalists for Canada | Commonwealth Games silver medalists for Canada | Members of the Order of British Columbia | Olympic bronze medalists for Canada | Olympic competitors for Canada | People from Hamilton, Ontario
