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Laura Ann Wilkinson (born November 17, 1977, in Houston, Texas) is an American diver, three-time Olympian, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the first woman to win the three major diving world titles. [1] Wilkinson retired in 2008. After nine years of retirement, she returned to competition in 2017 and placed second at Nationals.
Former diver and Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson discusses her storied career, how she overcame adversity, and life lessons she took away from sports.
Laura Wilkinson staged a comeback during the finals of the Women's 10 metre platform and won the only diving medal for the United States during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Chinese divers were in first and second heading into the finals.
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Laura Wilkinson: Diving: Women's platform: September 24 Gold: Michael Johnson: Athletics: Men's 400 m: September 25 Gold: Stacy Dragila: Athletics: Women's pole vault: September 25 Gold: United States women's national softball team
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The women's 10 metre platform, also reported as platform diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. [1] The competition was split into two phases: Preliminary round (17 September) Divers performed eight dives. The twelve divers with the highest scores advanced to the final. Final (18 September)