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Full name | Richard Kempster Degener | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | March 14, 1912[1] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | August 24, 1995 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 83)||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||
Club | Detroit Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Matt Mann II Michigan Dick Papenguth Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1932, 1936 | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Kempster Degener (March 14, 1912 – August 24, 1995) was an American diver and NCAA titlist who swam for the University of Michigan and the Detroit Athletic Club. He won a bronze and a gold medal in the 3 m springboard at the 1932 and 1936 Berlin Olympics, respectively. His Olympic diving coach, Dick Papenguth labelled Degener “the greatest of all divers.”[2]