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Name
  
Phil Boggs

Role
  
Olympic athlete


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Born
  
December 29, 1949 (
1949-12-29
)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.

Died
  
July 4, 1990, Miami, Florida, United States

Olympic medals
  
Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard

Education
  
Florida State University

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Phillip ("Phil") George Boggs (December 29, 1949 – July 4, 1990) was a diver and Olympic gold medalist from the United States; he won the 3 m springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

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Boggs was born in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School in 1967. He graduated from Florida State University in 1971 and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years, leaving as a captain in 1976. He was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979.

Boggs was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Diagnosed with lymphoma, he died at age 40 in 1990 in Miami, Florida.

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  • 1975 World Champion - Phil Boggs on YouTube
  • References

    Phil Boggs Wikipedia


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