Philip Boggs

Philip Boggs

Personal information

Surname:

Philip George Boggs

Nickname (s):

Phil

Nationality:

United States

Discipline (s) :

Jumping

Birthday:

December 29, 1949

Place of birth:

Akron, Ohio

Date of death:

2nd July 1990

Place of death:

Miami, Florida

Size:

165 cm

Weight:

59 kg

Medals

Olympic games
gold	1976 Montreal	3 m
World championships
gold	1973 Belgrade	3 m
gold	1975 Cali	3 m
gold	1978 Berlin	3 m
Pan American Games
silver	1975 Mexico City	3 m
silver	1979 San Juan	3 m
bronze	1979 San Juan	10 m

Philip George Boggs (born December 29, 1949 in Akron , † July 2, 1990 in Miami ) was an American diver . He dominated artificial jumping in the 1970s, was the first water diver to become three times world champion between 1973 and 1978 and won Olympic gold in 1976.

Boggs won the title in jumping from the 3-meter board at the first world championship officially organized by FINA in Belgrade in 1973. He successfully defended his title in 1975 in Cali and 1978 in Berlin . Boggs was the first diver to become three times world champion and is still the only diver who has won three world championships in artificial jumping from the 3-meter board. Boggs achieved his greatest sporting success at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal . He became the superior Olympic champion in jumping. Boggs was also successful at the Pan American Games. In 1975 he won silver in 3-meter jumping in Mexico City, in 1979 in San Juan he repeated his silver medal and also won his only international medal in diving with bronze from the 10-meter tower. Boggs was a total of nine times American champion.

After studying at the University of Miami , Boggs served in the United States Air Force from 1971 to 1976 . He then studied law at the University of Michigan and worked in Miami. He also appeared as a sports commentator. He was married to Micki King , also a successful water diver and Olympic champion in artificial jumping in 1972 in Munich . Boggs died of lymph gland cancer at the age of 40.

Web links

Philip Boggs in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Phil Boggs, 40, Diving Champion Who Won Olympic Gold Medal. Retrieved September 24, 2011 .
↑ Phil Boggs in the Munzinger Archive , accessed on September 24, 2011 ( beginning of article freely available)

personal data
SURNAME	Boggs, Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Boggs, Philip George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American diver
DATE OF BIRTH	December 29, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Akron
DATE OF DEATH	2nd July 1990
Place of death	Miami

[1] Phil Boggs, 40, Diving Champion Who Won Olympic Gold Medal. Retrieved September 24, 2011 .

[2] Phil Boggs in the Munzinger Archive , accessed on September 24, 2011 ( beginning of article freely available)