Irene Margaret MacDonald, OBC (November 22, 1931 – June 20, 2002) was a Canadian athlete, sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton, Ontario.[1] She won Canada's first-ever Olympic diving medal, a bronze, at the 1956 Summer Games.[2]
Orphaned at a young age, she attended the Hamilton Aquatics Club, she won the Canadian National Springboard title in 1951, which was her first of nine titles in this event up to 1961, only failing to win it in 1953.[3]
MacDonald was selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics, but due to the lack of funding she was unable to attend,[4] four years later she competed in Melbourne, at the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 3 metre springboard, MacDonald finished the preliminary round of six dives in second place and so advanced to the final, in the final she did another four dives and finished in fifth but with all the scores combined she won the bronze medal. In Rome, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, MacDonald reached both finals, finishing sixth in the 3 metre springboard and she finished in ninth in the 10 metre platform.[3]
irene, macdonald, irene, margaret, macdonald, november, 1931, june, 2002, canadian, athlete, sports, executive, broadcaster, from, hamilton, ontario, canada, first, ever, olympic, diving, medal, bronze, 1956, summer, games, personal, informationfull, nameirene. Irene Margaret MacDonald OBC November 22 1931 June 20 2002 was a Canadian athlete sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton Ontario 1 She won Canada s first ever Olympic diving medal a bronze at the 1956 Summer Games 2 Irene MacDonaldPersonal informationFull nameIrene Margaret MacDonaldBorn 1931 11 22 November 22 1931Hamilton OntarioDiedJune 20 2002 2002 06 20 aged 70 SportSportDivingMedal record Women s divingRepresenting CanadaOlympic Games1956 Melbourne 3 metre springboardOrphaned at a young age she attended the Hamilton Aquatics Club she won the Canadian National Springboard title in 1951 which was her first of nine titles in this event up to 1961 only failing to win it in 1953 3 MacDonald was selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics but due to the lack of funding she was unable to attend 4 four years later she competed in Melbourne at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 3 metre springboard MacDonald finished the preliminary round of six dives in second place and so advanced to the final in the final she did another four dives and finished in fifth but with all the scores combined she won the bronze medal In Rome at the 1960 Summer Olympics MacDonald reached both finals finishing sixth in the 3 metre springboard and she finished in ninth in the 10 metre platform 3 She won a Bronze medal in 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and a Silver medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games She also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics MacDonald was forced to retire in 1961 due to a detached retina 4 She was a broadcaster for CBC Television covering diving events from the 1976 Summer Olympics through to the 1988 Summer Olympics 4 In 1991 she was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia She is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame 4 References Edit Famous Canadian Women Athletes famouscanadianwomen com Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved January 23 2007 Irene MacDonald OlyMADMen Retrieved May 16 2020 a b Irene MacDonald olympedia org Retrieved May 31 2020 a b c d Irene MacDonald olympic ca Retrieved May 31 2020 Sources EditAllan Woods July 23 2002 Irene MacDonald Canada s queen of the springboard The Globe and Mail p R9 External links EditIrene MacDonald at the Canadian Olympic Committee Irene MacDonald at the International Olympic Committee Irene MacDonald at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irene MacDonald amp oldid 1140225427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
