Ray Cann

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Ray Cann
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born13 December 1937 (1937-12-13) (age 87)
Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
SportDiving
ClubHighgate
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1958 Cardiff 10m Platform

Raymond Eric Cann (born 13 December 1937) is a male former diver who competed for England.

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Biography

Cann represented Great Britain in the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented the England team [2] and won a bronze medal [3] in the 10 metres platform event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raymond Cann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Full name: Raymond Eric Cann
  2. ↑ "In the recent Empire Games Trials" . Football Gazette (South Shields). 7 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ray Cann". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cardiff 1958 Team". teamengland.org. Team England. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019. Ray Cann


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