George Athans Sr.
Appearance
George Athans, Sr. (4 January 1921 – 27 February 2007) was a Canadian diver. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, and was the father of Gary Athans. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed 25th in 10 metre platform. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he placed 8th in men's platform and 9th in springboard.[1]
References
- ^ "George Athans". sports-reference. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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- 1921 births
- 2007 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kelowna
- Olympic divers of Canada
- Divers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male divers
- Divers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame inductees
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