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Pat McCormick, Olympic Diving Champion, Is Dead at 92

Deaths (Obituaries) Diving (Sports Event) International Swimming Hall of Fame McCormick, Pat (1930-2023) Olympic Games (1952) Olympic Games (1956) Women and Girls

Pat McCormick, Olympic Diving Champion, Is Dead at 92

The first diver to sweep the gold medals in two Olympics, she won 26 national championships in a career that ended when she was still in her 20s.

By Frank Litsky

Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97

Bob Richards Cold War Era Deaths (Obituaries) Olympic Games (1952) Pole Vault Religion and Belief Track and Field

Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97

An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of Wheaties boxes.

By Robert D. McFadden