Clarence Pinkston

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Clarence Pinkston medal table

Diving

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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1920 Antwerp Diving (10 meter tower)
silver 1920 Antwerp Diving (3 meter board)
bronze 1924 Paris Diving (10 meter tower)
bronze 1924 Paris Diving (3 meter board)

Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston (born February 1, 1900 in Wichita , Kansas , † November 18, 1961 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American high diver .

Pinkston attended Oregon State University and then Stanford University . At the Olympic Games in 1920 he won the gold medal from the 10-meter tower and the silver medal from the 3-meter board. At the Olympics in Paris four years later, he won the bronze medal at the same events. At this Olympics he met his future wife Elizabeth Becker , whom he later trained.

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SURNAME Pinkston, Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pinkston, Clarence Elmer (full name); Pinkston, Bud (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American high diver
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Wichita , Kansas
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1961
Place of death Detroit , Michigan