Juno Stover-Irwin
Encyclopedia
Juno Stover-Irwin was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States
. Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California
; she attended Hoover High School
and Glendale Community College
.
champion and two-time Pan-American Games silver medalist.
Upon retiring from active competition, Stover-Irwin coached the women’s diving team at California State University
(Berkeley Campus). She was honored with induction to the International Swimming Hall of Fame
in 1980.
United States
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. Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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; she attended Hoover High School
Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)
Herbert Hoover High School is a public high school in Glendale, California. The school's colors are purple and white.Hoover High School, named after Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, is located on in Glendale...
and Glendale Community College
Glendale Community College (California)
Glendale Community College is a community college in Glendale, California, USA. It was founded to serve the needs of the people in the Glendale Union High School District which at the time included La Crescenta, Glendale, and Tujunga...
.
Biography
As Juno Stover, she placed fifth at the 1948 Olympics in London. Four years later in Helsinki, as Juno Stover-Irwin, she captured a bronze medal. At the 1956 Olympics, in Melbourne, Australia, Stover-Irwin was the 10-meter platform silver medalist. Irwin would later become the first diver to compete in four Olympics, when she placed fourth at the 1960 Games in Rome. Stover-Irwin was also a two-time USA National AAUAmateur Athletic Union
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champion and two-time Pan-American Games silver medalist.
Upon retiring from active competition, Stover-Irwin coached the women’s diving team at California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
(Berkeley Campus). She was honored with induction to the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
in 1980.
See also
- Diving at the 1952 OlympicsDiving at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAt the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.-Medal summary:The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving,...
- Diving at the 1956 OlympicsDiving at the 1956 Summer OlympicsAt the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.-Medal summary:The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1956 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving,...
- Diving at the 1955 Pan-American GamesDiving at the 1955 Pan American GamesThis page shows the results of the Diving Competition for men and women at the 1955 Pan American Games, held from March 12 to March 26, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. There were two events, for both men and women.-3m Springboard:-10m Platform:...
- Diving at the 1959 Pan-American GamesDiving at the 1959 Pan American GamesThis page shows the results of the Diving Competition for men and women at the 1959 Pan American Games, held from August 27 to September 7, 1959 in Chicago, United States. There were two events, for both men and women.-3m Springboard:-10m Platform:...