Bernard Charles "Bernie" Wrightson (born June 25, 1944) was an Olympic and Pan American Games gold medalist for the United States.[1] The Denver, Colorado native was primarily a three-meter springboard diver, but he also won a national AAU championship on the ten-meter platform. Between 1964 and 1968, Bernie Wrightson captured a total of eight USA Open titles in the sport of diving. He represented US at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in Springboard Diving.[2]
Biography
Bernie Wrightson attended Arizona State University; in 1966 he was the National Collegiate Athletic Association champion on both the one and three-meter springboard. The following season, Wrightson won a gold medal at the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg. During the 1968 Games of Mexico City, Bernie moved in front during the first round - and never looked back; he set an Olympic record of 170 points to win the gold medal.[3]
Awards
He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1984.
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Olympic Diving Champions in Men's 3 metre Springboard |
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American diver |
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June 25, 1944 |
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United States