Wayne, Marshall

Wayne, Marshall
▪ 2000

      American diver who won a gold medal in the platform diving event and a silver medal in the 3-m springboard diving competition at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin; his win in platform diving was said to have annoyed Adolf Hitler, who was eager for a German victory in the event; he later distinguished himself as an army air forces pilot during World War II (b. 1912, Miami, Fla.—d. June 16, 1999, Hendersonville, N.C.).

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