Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan

Keala O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
Born	November 3, 1950 (1950-11-03) (age 74) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	Punahou Swim Club
Medal record Representing the   United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 3 m springboard

Rachel Kealaonapua "Keala" O'Sullivan (later Watson; born November 3, 1950) is an American former diver. In 1965, she won the U.S. Junior AAU one-meter board diving championships. ^[1] She represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics, where she earned a bronze medal in three-meter springboard; this made her the first Hawaiian athlete to medal in diving. ^[2] She is of European, Native Hawaiian and Tahitian descent. ^[3]

O'Sullivan retired after failing to qualify for the 1972 Olympics. She then returned to Hawaii, where she coached divers at ʻIolani School. ^[4] In 1999, she was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. ^[5]

References

1. Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan. "O'Sullivan, Rachel Kealaonapua | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
2. "Community Works to Fill Wikipedia's Asian-American, Pacific Islander Gaps". Nbcnews.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser (January 19, 2011). "HARRIET HANNAH MAKIA AWANA O'SULLIVAN". Honolulu Star-Advertiser Obituaries.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keala O'Sullivan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
5. "Inductees by Class Year | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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