Alan Greene
Alan Green | |||||||
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Nationality: | United States | ||||||
Discipline (s) : | Art, diving | ||||||
Society: | Lake Shore Athletic Club | ||||||
Birthday: | August 29, 1911 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Denver , Colorado | ||||||
Date of death: | March 12, 2001 | ||||||
Place of death: | Mount Prospect , Illinois | ||||||
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Alan "Al" Greene (born August 29, 1911 in Denver , Colorado , † March 12, 2001 in Mount Prospect , Illinois ) was an American water diver who won the bronze medal in diving from 3 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics -Board won.
At a time when the US water divers dominated, Greene was nominated for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin . He finished third from the three-meter board behind his compatriots Richard Degener and Marshall Wayne . At the beginning of the same year , he was able to defeat his two opponents at the national indoor championships of the Amateur Athletic Union from the 1-meter board.
Overall, the Americans were able to win 10 of the 12 medals in diving at these Olympic Games.
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SURNAME | Greene, Alan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greene, Al |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1911 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |
DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2001 |
Place of death | Mount Prospect , Illinois |