He was born in San Jose, California, the son of Louis Augusta Balbach (1868-1908) and Nettie Viola (Bonar) Balbach (1873-1958), and grandson of pioneer John Balbach. Louis died in Portland, Oregon.
Louis James Balbach was a well known swimmer and diver in the Portland area, doing well in many competitions. He won an athletic scholarship to Columbia College (of Columbia University, New York), with whose team he went to the Olympics. He graduated in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts.[2]
In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the 3 m springboard competition. In the 10 metre platform event he finished sixth.
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^"Louis Balbach". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Columbia College, for the Year 1920-1921. Columbia University. 1921. p. 277.
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louis, balbach, louis, james, balbach, 1896, october, 1943, american, diver, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, olympic, medal, recordmen, diving1920, antwerp, springboardhe, born, jose, california, louis, augusta, balbach, 1868, 1908, nettie, viola, bonar, bal. Louis James Balbach May 23 1896 October 11 1943 was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics 1 Olympic medal recordMen s Diving1920 Antwerp 3 m springboardHe was born in San Jose California the son of Louis Augusta Balbach 1868 1908 and Nettie Viola Bonar Balbach 1873 1958 and grandson of pioneer John Balbach Louis died in Portland Oregon Louis James Balbach was a well known swimmer and diver in the Portland area doing well in many competitions He won an athletic scholarship to Columbia College of Columbia University New York with whose team he went to the Olympics He graduated in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts 2 In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the 3 m springboard competition In the 10 metre platform event he finished sixth References Edit Louis Balbach Olympedia Retrieved 8 August 2021 Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Columbia College for the Year 1920 1921 Columbia University 1921 p 277 External links EditLouis Balbach s profile at Sports Reference com nbsp This biographical article related to Americans involved in acrobatic diving is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Balbach amp oldid 1168867128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
