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Marjorie Gestring

1922 - 1992

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Marjorie Gestring (November 18, 1922 – April 20, 1992) was a competitive springboard diver from the United States. At the age of 13 years and 268 days, she won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, making her at the time the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. She remains the second-youngest Olympic gold medalist, as of 2025. A multi-time national diving champion in the United States, she was given a second Olympic gold medal by the United States Olympic Committee after the 1940 Summer Olympics were called off due to the advent of World War II. Gestring attempted to return to the Olympics at the 1948 Games, but failed to qualify for the US team. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marjorie Gestring is the 1,659th most popular athlete (down from 1,598th in 2019), the 9,531st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,878th in 2019) and the 306th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marjorie Gestring ranks 1,659 out of 6,025. Before her are Ursula Knab, René Lorain, Dániel Magay, Babben Enger-Damon, Natalya Goncharova, and Ferenc Németh. After her are Evert Gunnarsson, Emilio Lunghi, Bernhard Germeshausen, Victor Sonnemans, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig, and Emil Hegle Svendsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Marjorie Gestring ranks 377. Before her are Ray Anthony, Don Patinkin, Niels Holst-Sørensen, Rosendo Hernández, Regina Resnik, and Raffaele La Capria. After her are José Hierro, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Kathleen Booth, Jeanne Sauvé, Haskell Wexler, and José Juncosa. Among people deceased in 1992, Marjorie Gestring ranks 239. Before her are Nancy Walker, Lazăr Sfera, Josef Neckermann, Luis Alcoriza, Max Stiepl, and August Hellemans. After her are Russinho, Leo Halle, Nguyễn Thị Định, Sterling Holloway, Peter Hirt, and Art Babbitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marjorie Gestring ranks 9,533 out of 20,380. Before her are James Dashner (1972), Laura Ramsey (1982), Jerry L. Ross (1948), Tipper Gore (1948), Bruce Buck (1946), and Steve Forbes (1947). After her are Dana Ashbrook (1967), Rex Linn (1956), Matt Stone (1971), Verne Gagne (1926), Micky Dolenz (1945), and Liz Torres (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Marjorie Gestring ranks 306. Before her are Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Burton Downing (1885), Robert Stangland (1881), Forrest Towns (1914), and John Norton (1893). After her are Francis Tyler (1904), Nathaniel Cartmell (1883), Max Emmerich (1879), Daniel Kelly (1883), Alvah Meyer (1888), and Alan Washbond (1899).

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