Bernard Wrightson

Bernard Charles Wrightson (born June 25, 1944) is a former Olympic and Pan American Games gold medalist for the United States.[1] The Denver, Colorado, native[2] was primarily a three-meter springboard diver, but he also won a national AAU championship on the ten-meter platform. Between 1964 and 1968, Bernie Wrightson captured a total of eight USA Open titles in the sport of diving. He represented US at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in Springboard Diving.[3]

For the American artist, see Bernie Wrightson.

Bernard Wrightson
Personal information
BornJune 25, 1944 (1944-06-25) (age 79)
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 3 metre springboard
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 3 metre springboard
Universiade
Silver medal – second place1965 Budapest3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place1965 BudapestPlatform

Biography

Wrightson was raised in Denver, Colorado, where he attended Morey Junior High and Denver East High School.[2] He attended Arizona State University; in 1966 he was the National Collegiate Athletic Association champion on both the one and three-meter springboard. The following season, Wrightson won a gold medal at the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg. During the 1968 Games of Mexico City, Bernie moved in front during the first round – and never looked back; he set an Olympic record of 170 points to win the gold medal.[4]

Awards

He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1984.[4]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernie Wrightson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. Moss, Irv (May 14, 2014). "Colorado Classics: Bernie Wrightson, Olympic champion diver". The Denver Post.
  3. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Diving" Archived September 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  4. "Bernie Wrightson (USA) 1984". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007.


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