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| Full name | Richard Carroll Connor | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 25, 1934 (age 90) Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Carroll "Dick" Connor (born March 25, 1934) is a diver from the United States and Olympic bronze medalist. [1] He represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a bronze medal. [2]
Connor was born in Pueblo, Colorado. [1] He attended the University of Southern California. [3]
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