Richard Degener
Degener in 1938 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Kempster Degener | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1912 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 24, 1995 (aged 83) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| 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.”