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Lesley Bush

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Lesley Leigh Bush (born September 17, 1947) is an American diver and 1964 Olympic champion in the 10-meter platform who competed for Indiana University. Bush was born in Orange, New Jersey, on September 17, 1947. After a move, by the age of 12, she trained and competed with Hall of Fame Coach Dick Smith at the Dick Smith Swim Gym in Phoenix, Arizona. At the age of 13 in June 1961, she won the Arizona State age group championships in both the 1 and 3-meter diving events. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Lesley Bush is the 2,777th most popular athlete (down from 2,691st in 2024), the 14,285th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,856th in 2019) and the 465th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lesley Bush ranks 2,777 out of 6,025. Before her are Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Marina Stepanova, Jörg Freimuth, Maxie Parks, Nadine Kleinert, and Ulis Williams. After her are Udo Wagner, Dwight Phillips, Mohammed Achik, Elisabeth Micheler-Jones, José Martínez, and Nelson Évora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Lesley Bush ranks 862. Before her are Judith Heumann, P. A. Sangma, James K. Morrow, John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Bruce Rioch, and Ramesh Sippy. After her are Lawrence Wright, Jim Ryun, Jill Eikenberry, Tommy Hutchison, Alan Pascoe, and Ann Widdecombe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lesley Bush ranks 14,289 out of 20,380. Before her are Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), Martha Layne Collins (1936), Lake Bell (1979), Ulis Williams (1941), and Jake Abel (1987). After her are Dwight Phillips (1977), Rodger Ward (1921), Steve Roach (1955), Michael Arndt (1970), Genevieve Tobin (1899), and Sydney Tamiia Poitier (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lesley Bush ranks 465. Before her are Michele Mitchell (1962), Alexander Wilson (null), Kirk Baptiste (1963), Dan O'Brien (1966), Trischa Zorn (1964), and Ulis Williams (1941). After her are Dwight Phillips (1977), Jim Ryun (1947), David Payne (1982), Archie Williams (1915), Susan Williams (1969), and Millard Hampton (1956).

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