Diana Spencer (diver)

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Diana Spencer
Personal information
Full nameDiana May Spencer
NationalityBritish
Born (1934-05-31) 31 May 1934 (age 91)
British India
Sport
Sport Diving

Diana May Spencer (born 31 May 1934) is a British diver. She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Career

Born in India, she initially excelled as a swimmer, becoming junior champion of Western India. [2] She moved to the United Kingdom prior to her Olympic appearance, living in Ruislip and attending Bishopshalt School, going on to work as a cardiographer at Whittington Hospital while training to be a physiotherapist. [2]

She represented the Mermaid Swimming Club domestically, winning the Middlesex high-board championship in 1952. [3] She went on to win the Olympic trials to get a place in the British diving team at the games. [4] She reached the final of the Olympic 10m board event, finishing in 7th place. [5] She finished in third place in the British high-board championship the same year. [6]

She finished second in the national championship in 1953. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Diana Spencer". Olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Full name: Diana May Spencer
  2. 1 2 The Onlooker, Vol. 14, 1952, p. 26
  3. ↑ "Diving Treble" . Sunday Mirror. 24 August 1952. Retrieved 20 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "To Represent Britain at Olympic Games" . Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette. 4 July 1952. Retrieved 20 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Ann Long Fifth" . Daily Herald. 2 August 1952. Retrieved 20 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "She's The Star Turn" . Daily Mirror. 4 July 1953. Retrieved 20 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Superb Diving" . Nottingham Journal. 4 September 1953. Retrieved 20 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
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