Pat McCormick
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Patricia Joan "Pat"•McCormick (Keller-) |
| Used name | Pat•McCormick |
| Born | 12 May 1930 in Seal Beach, California (USA) |
| Died | 7 March 2023 in Santa Ana, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 162 cm / 58 kg |
| Affiliations | LAAC, Los Angeles (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
With victories in both the springboard and platform at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics, Pat McCormick of the United States became the first woman diver in history to win four Olympic gold medals. Her double-double Olympic diving victories have been matched only by Greg Louganis among the men. Her second double victory at Melbourne came only five months after the birth of her son.
McCormick won 17 AAU titles: Outdoor – 1950-51, 1953-56 1-metre springboard; 1950-51, 1953-56 3-metre springboard; and 1949-51, 1954, 1956 platform; Indoor – 1951-55 1-metre springboard; and 1951-52, 1954-55 3-metre springboard. At the Pan American Games she won three golds in springboard (1955) and platform (1951 and 1955) and one silver in springboard (1951).
Her husband, Glenn McCormick, was the AAU champion on the platform in 1950-51 and her daughter, Kelly, competed for the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1988, both on the springboard.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Pat McCormick | |||
| Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Pat McCormick | |||
| Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Olympic family relations
- Mother of Kelly McCormick
Special Notes
- Bearer of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–1–0 1951 Buenos Aires DIV gold: platform, silver: 3 m springboard; 1955 Ciudad de México DIV gold: 3 m springboard and platform)
- Listed in Olympic Divers - Individual Double Champions, Different Years (1952-56 Springboard and Platform.)
- Listed in Olympic Divers - Individual Double Champions, Same Year (1952 Platform/Springboard.)
- Listed in Olympic Divers - Individual Double Champions, Same Year (1956 Platform/Springboard.)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Awarded the James E. Sullivan Award (1956)