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Sport
  
Diving

Name
  
Dorothy Poynton-Hill


Role
  
Olympian

Club
  
Los Angeles

Dorothy Poynton-Hill

Born
  
July 17, 1915
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Died
  
May 18, 1995, Riverside, California, United States

Olympic medals
  
Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform

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Dorothy Poynton-Hill (née Poynton, later Teuber; July 17, 1915 – May 18, 1995) was an American diver who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. She won the 10 m platform event in 1932 and 1936, while in the 3 m springboard she took a silver in 1928 and a bronze in 1936. In 1928 she became the youngest Olympian to win a medal, and in 1936 the first Olympic diver to win the 10 m platform twice.

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After retiring from competitions Poynton-Hill ran an aquatic club in Los Angeles and appeared in several TV commercials. In 1968 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Dorothy Poynton-Hill Wikipedia