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| Full name | Laura Ann Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1977 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Spring, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3m, 3m synchro, 10m, 10m synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Woodlands Diving Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Ann Wilkinson (born November 17, 1977, in Houston, Texas) is an American diver, three-time Olympian, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the first woman to win the three major diving world titles.[1] Wilkinson retired in 2008. After nine years of retirement, she returned to competition in 2017 and placed second at Nationals. She trained for her fourth Olympic Games (2021) at Texas A&M University's swimming and diving facilities but did not qualify.[2]
- ^ Amy Wray and Rachael Scott (3 October 2020). "Olympic diver and gold medalist attempts comeback after nearly a decade in retirement". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Barron, David (14 June 2021). "End of an era: Laura Wilkinson's Olympics bid comes up short". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 4, 2024.