Dorothy Poynton-Hill
Olympic athlete
1915 – 1995
Photo Credit ยป
48 Views
Who was Dorothy Poynton-Hill?
Dorothy Poynton-Hill was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Riverside, California.
In 1928 she won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard competition.
Four years later she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event.
In 1936 she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform competition as well as the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard event.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jul 17, 1915
Salt Lake City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 18, 1995
Riverside
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dorothy Poynton-Hill." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/dorothy_poynton_hill>.
Discuss this Dorothy Poynton-Hill biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In