Pat McCormick was an American competitive diver who won gold medals in both the springboard and platform events at consecutive Olympic Games, 1952 and 1956, a sweep no diver had achieved before.
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Career HighlightWon both diving events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and received the 1956 James E. Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in the United States. 1 Connections
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 - March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956.
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 - March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956.
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 - March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956.
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She won the James E. Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the US in 1956 - the second woman to do so, after Ann Curtis.
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 - March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956.
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick (May 12, 1930 - March 7, 2023) was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956.
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