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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1914 St Pancras, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1998 (aged 84) Watford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Douglas Tomalin, CBE, DFC, AFC (20 August 1914 – 19 December 1998) was an English diver who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he finished ninth in the 10 metre platform event.[2]
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event and in the high diving competition.[3] Four years later at the 1938 Sydney Games he won the gold medal in the high diving contest and the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event.[4]
Subsequently, he became a senior and decorated officer in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of air commodore.[5]
References
- ↑ "Doug Tomalin Bio, Stats, and Results Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Comonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Barrass, M. B. "Air Commodore C. D. Tomalin". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation.
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