Al White

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlbert Cosad "Al"•White
Used nameAl•White
Born14 May 1895 in Oakland, California (USA)
Died8 July 1982 (aged 87 years 1 month 25 days) in Richmond, California (USA)
Measurements171 cm
AffiliationsStanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

As a serviceman in World War I, Al White toured Europe with a U.S. basketball team and after the war enrolled at Stanford and was on their gymnastics team which won the Pacific Coast Conference championship in 1921. He had an outstanding record as a diver, being the first man to win both diving titles at the same Olympics and winning, in all, 10 AAU championships. He was never beaten in lowboard 1-metre competition. Al White served as a lieutenant colonel in World War II and later became city engineer in Richmond, California. He also served as AAU diving commissioner for the Pacific Coast.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) USA Al White
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
Platform, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold

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