Paula Jean Myers-Pope

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Paula Jean Myers-Pope
Paula-jean-pope-and-karl-pope.jpg
Paula Jean Myers-Pope and husband Karl Pope
Personal information
Birth namePaula Jean Myers
BornNovember 11, 1934
La Verne, California, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 9, 1995 (aged 59)
Ojai, California, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
Event(s)Platform, 3m
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals3 time US Olympic Women's Diving Team Member
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Platform
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 3m Springboard
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Platform
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 3m Springboard
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Platform

Paula Jean Myers-Pope (November 11, 1934 – June 9, 1995) was an American diver and Olympic medallist.[2]

Paula Pope, Ingrid Kramer and Elizabeth Ferris at the 1960 Olympics

Life and career[]

Born in La Verne, California, Myers-Pope was a member of the USA Olympic Diving Team three times.[1] At 17 years of age, Paula Jean Myers won a silver medal in the 10 meter tower event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, a bronze medal in the same event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, one in the 3 meter springboard event and one in the 10M tower.[2] She won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games, in both platform and springboard.[3] She has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

Myers-Pope attended Ohio State University in the mid 1950s, and ultimately graduated with a degree in dental hygiene from the University of Southern California and became a dental hygenist.[1] She married Karl Pope (a USC basketball player) in 1958.[3] The couple had two sons and three daughters.[1] In 1984 she retired from her career in dental hygiene, and proceeded to co-operate a family owned business, the Ojai Valley Racquet Club, with her husband in Ojai, California.[1] She died at the age of 60 in 1995.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Paula Jean Myers Pope; Olympic Medalist". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1995. p. EVB4.
  2. ^ a b "Olympedia – Paula Jean Myers-Pope". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Paula Jean Myers Pope (USA). 1979 Honor Diver". ishof.org. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

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