 Helen Crlenkovich - El Gráfico | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Helen Crlenkovich |
| Nickname | "Klinky" |
| Born | January 14, 1921 Akron, Ohio |
| Died | July 19, 1955 (aged 34) Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Drew "Bob" Morgan (m.1943–55, her death) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | diving |
| Updated on 7 July 2017 | |
Helen Crlenkovich (Croatian: Crljenković[1]) (Akron, Ohio, January 14, 1921 - Los Angeles, California, July 19, 1955) was one of the most successful athletes in America and the world on the three-meter springboard and the ten-meter platform. She was a Croatian American known to friends and family as "Klinky." Both of her parents were from Croatia: mother Anka Tomin was from Petrijevci,[1][2] and father Adam from Banićevac[1] near Cernik.
- ^ a b c Čuvalo, Ante (13 October 2008). "Helen Crlenkovich renowned Croatian - American springboard diver". Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Matching passenger records Anka Tomin". Retrieved June 9, 2010.