Jennifer Chandler
Chandler in 1976
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Kay Bellamy Chandler
Born (1959-06-30) June 30, 1959
Langdale, Alabama, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubRon O'Brien Diving School, Columbus
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montréal 3 m springboard
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 West Berlin 3 m springboard
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 3 m springboard

Jennifer Kay Bellamy Chandler (born June 13, 1959) is a retired American diver who won the gold medal in the women's 3-metre springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships. She is also a seven-time national diving champion.[2]

Chandler started diving when she was nine. When she was 12 she went to the junior Olympics. In 1975 she won the AAU national indoor 1-meter springboard event. In 1976 she won the national indoor 3-meter springboard championship. She retired when she was 21 due to back injuries.[1]

Chandler was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) in 1985.[3] She was also inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1987.[4] Chandler has done work as an expert commentator for several national television networks. She became the Educational Outreach Director for ASHOF in 2003.[5] She now works for the Lakeshore Foundation, a world-class rehabilitation and athletic training facility located in Birmingham, Alabama, as their Development and Special Events Coordinator.[6]

She earned a BFA in drawing and painting from The University of Arizona. She is married to John W. Stevenson, the publisher and editor of The Randolph Leader in Roanoke, Alabama.[2] Chandler is also a painter with work on display through the Art of the Olympians organization.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennifer Chandler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Trucks, Richard (August 5, 2016). "How a Career Ends: Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Chandler". Excelle Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: Jennifer Chandler
  4. ↑ "International Swimming Hall of Fame: Jennifer Chandler (USA), 1987 Honor Diver". Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Encyclopedia of Alabama: Jennifer Chandler
  6. ↑ "Lakeshore Foundation". Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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