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Georgia Coleman
Coleman in 1938
Personal information
BornJanuary 23, 1912
St. Maries, Idaho, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1940 (aged 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Sport
SportDiving
ClubLos Angeles Athletic Club
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 3 m springboard

Georgia V. Coleman (January 23, 1912 – September 14, 1940) was an American diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and won one gold, one bronze and two silver medals. Domestically she collected 11 AAU titles.[1]

At the 1932 Olympics, Coleman announced her engagement to the Olympic diver Mickey Riley, but the marriage was cancelled. In 1937, she contracted polio.[2] She learned to swim again, but two years later developed pneumonia as an after effect of the polio, and died at the age of twenty-eight.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Georgia Coleman. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Biography Archived February 23, 2002, at the Library of Congress Web Archives. hickoksports.com
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