Clarence Pinkston

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Olympic medal record
Men's Diving
Competitor for the Flag of the United States United States
Gold 1920 Antwerp 10 metre platform
Silver 1920 Antwerp 3 metre springboard
Bronze 1924 Paris 3 metre springboard
Bronze 1924 Paris 10 metre platform

Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston (February 1, 1900 – November 18, 1961) was an American diver. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he attended Oregon State University[1] and Stanford University.[2] Pinkston won a gold medal in 10 metre platform diving and a silver medal in 3 metre springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He won two bronze medals, in the same two events, at the 1924 Summer Olympics, which is also where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Becker. He later married her and became her coach.[2]

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  1. ^ George Edmonston, Jr. (2000-09-22). Oregon State: Meet the Olympians. Oregon State University Alumni Association. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c Pinkston, Clarence E. ("Bud"). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.

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