Doug Tomalin

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Charles Douglas Tomalin, CBE, DFC, AFC (20 August 1914 – 19 December 1998)[1] was an English diver who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Doug Tomalin
CBE, DFC, AFC
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Full nameCharles Douglas Tomalin
NationalityEnglish
Born(1914-08-20)August 20, 1914
Died19 December 1998(1998-12-19) (aged 84)
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  England
British Empire Games
1938 Sydney high diving
1934 London 3 m springboard
1934 London high diving
1938 Sydney 3 m springboard
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In 1936 he finished ninth in the 10 metre platform event. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event and in the high diving competition. Four years later at the Sydney Games he won the gold medal in the high diving contest and the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event. Subsequently, he became a senior and decorated officer in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of air commodore.

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