Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston (February 1, 1900 – November 18, 1961) was an American diver. Born in Wichita,

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

, he attended San Diego High where he won a Gymnastics title at age 15. He is the first San Diegan to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Pinkston attended college at

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and

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. Pinkston won a

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in 10 metre platform diving and a

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

in 3 metre springboard diving at the

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; he won two

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

s in the same two events at the

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. Pinkston met Elizabeth "Betty" Becker at the 1924 Games; they later married, and Pinkston became her coach. Both were supporters of the swimming and diving program at the

Detroit Athletic Club The Detroit Athletic Club (often referred to as the DAC) is a private social club and athletic club located in the heart of Detroit's theater, sports, and entertainment district. It is located across the street from Detroit's historic Music Hall ...

. Pinkston served as aquatics director for the D.A.C. from 1927 until 1956. He continued as a coach for the club until he died in 1961. Several national champions and Olympic medalists trained under Pinkston's tutelage;

Richard Degener Richard Kempster Degener (March 14, 1912 – August 24, 1995) was an American diving (sport), 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 springboa ...

Jeanne Stunyo Jeanne Georgette Stunyo (born April 11, 1936) is a former world-class diver who earned a silver medal on the three-meter springboard at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. At those same Games, Irene MacDonald finished in third pla ...

and Barbara Sue Gilders - all were sponsored by the Detroit Athletic Club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinkston, Clarence 1900 births 1961 deaths Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas Olympic gold medalists for the United States in diving Olympic silver medalists for the United States in diving Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in diving Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Oregon State Beavers men's divers Stanford Cardinal men's divers American male divers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics San Diego High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen

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