Doug Tomalin
British diver
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Charles Douglas Tomalin, CBE, DFC, AFC (20 August 1914 – 19 December 1998) was an English diver who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born20 August 1914
St Pancras, London, England
Died19 December 1998 (aged 84)
Watford, England
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| Died | 19 December 1998 (aged 84) Watford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he finished ninth in the 10 metre platform event.[2]
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event and in the high diving competition.[3] Four years later at the 1938 Sydney Games he won the gold medal in the high diving contest and the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event.[4]
Subsequently, he became a senior and decorated officer in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of air commodore.[5]
