Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Susanne "Sue"•Gossick |
Used name | Sue•Gossick |
Born | 12 November 1947 in Chicago, Illinois (USA) |
Measurements | 168 cm / 52 kg |
Affiliations | Valley Junior College/Westlake Athletic Club/University of California, Berkeley |
NOC | United States |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Although born in Chicago, Sue Gossick learned her diving at a California high school. In 1964 she placed fourth in the Olympic springboard and, after finishing only third at the 1968 U.S. Trials, she was a surprise winner of the gold medal in Mexico. Miss Gossick won three AAU titles and was the Pan American Games champion in 1967.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1964 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA | Sue Gossick | |||
Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
1968 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA | Sue Gossick | |||
Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |