Dick Eve
Dick Eve in the 1920s
Personal information
Born19 March 1901
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died13 March 1970 (aged 68)
Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubManly Amateur Swimming Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris plain high diving

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

  1. "Dick Eve". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. Dick Eve Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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