Gordon Melville Clark (30 August 1882 – 21 February 1950) was a British diver who competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 August 1882 Hampstead, England |
| Died | 21 February 1950 (aged 67) Marylebone, England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Diving |
Melville was the British Amateur Diving Champion in 1904 and 1905,[2] he was selected for the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in the platform event, where each diver had nine dives three from three different heights, at the end Clark was judged to have finished fifth overall, just 3.4 points behind the bronze medal position.[3]
There is a G Melville Clark National Memorial Trophy held annually by the Amateur Swimming Association for team diving.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Melville Clark". Olympics at the Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Swimming". Sporting Life. 10 October 1905. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Diving at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Platform". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ The ASA Handbook (PDF). 1 January 2017. p. 119. Retrieved 17 September 2017.