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Dorothy Poynton-Hill

1915 - 1995

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Dorothy Poynton-Hill (née Poynton, later Teuber; July 17, 1915 – May 18, 1995) was an American diver who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. She won the 10 m platform event in 1932 and 1936, while in the 3 m springboard she took a silver in 1928 and a bronze in 1936. In 1928, at age 13 she became the youngest Olympian to win a medal and, in 1936, the first Olympic diver to win the 10 m platform twice. After retiring from competitions, Poynton-Hill ran an aquatic club in Los Angeles and appeared in several TV commercials. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Poynton-Hill is the 678th most popular athlete (up from 1,542nd in 2019), the 6,717th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,786th in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Poynton-Hill ranks 678 out of 6,025. Before her are Ethel Catherwood, Duncan McNaughton, Olav Sunde, Valerio Arri, Jacqueline Mazéas, and Bill Bruce. After her are Rex Cawley, Kaisa Parviainen, Jean Shiley, Arie van Vliet, Argentina Menis, and Evelyn Ashford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Dorothy Poynton-Hill ranks 189. Before her are Garrett Hardin, Hasse Ekman, Ferenc Sas, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Margarita Aliger, and Hoàng Văn Thái. After her are Gozo Shioda, Franz Bartl, Ann Sheridan, Georges Guétary, Vic Buckingham, and Jean Despeaux. Among people deceased in 1995, Dorothy Poynton-Hill ranks 208. Before her are Laurindo Almeida, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Hermínio de Brito, Genrikh Kasparyan, Franco Fabrizi, and John Cairncross. After her are Nida Senff, Ted Drake, Henri Laborit, Massimo Pallottino, René Lemoine, and Mira Lobe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Poynton-Hill ranks 6,719 out of 20,380. Before her are John Abercrombie (1944), Demi Lovato (1992), Chloë Sevigny (1974), Linden Ashby (1960), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), and Mike Lindell (1961). After her are Pamela Tiffin (1942), Kenny Burrell (1931), Josh Hawley (1979), Carl Icahn (1936), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), and Marion Zinderstein (1896).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dorothy Poynton-Hill ranks 159. Before her are Bob Schul (1937), Frederick Moloney (1882), Charles Bacon (1885), Arnie Robinson (1948), Jay Cutler (1973), and Ethel Catherwood (1908). After her are Rex Cawley (1940), Jean Shiley (1911), Evelyn Ashford (1957), Frank Havens (1924), Ivan Brown (1908), and Bob Kiesel (1911).

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