- Cynthia Potter
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Cynthia Potter Full name Cynthia Ann Potter Nickname(s) Cindy Country represented United States Born August 27, 1950
Houston, TexasEvent(s) 3m springboard, 10m platform College team Clarion State College Medal recordCompetitor for 
United StatesWomen's Diving Olympic Games Bronze 1976 Montreal 3m Springboard World Championships Silver 1978 Berlin 3m Springboard Cynthia ("Cindy") Ann Potter (born August 27, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is a former American Olympic diver and diving color commentator. She was a member of three Olympic diving teams, winning a bronze medal in the Women's 3m springboard competition in 1976.
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Biography
Diving career
An 11-time All-American, Potter won a record 28 national diving championships. Potter was the U.S. outdoor champion in the 1-meter springboard from 1968 through 1977. Potter was the 3-meter springboard in 1971 and 1972 and from 1975 through 1977; and in the platform competition in 1970 and 1971. Indoors, Potter won 1-meter springboard titles from 1969 through 1973 and in 1976 and 1977, the 3-meter in 1969, 1970, and 1973.[1] Additionally, Potter was chosen as World Diver of the year in springboard competition in 1970, 1971 and 1972.
Potter was a member of the 1968, 1972 and 1976 U.S. Olympic diving teams. She was selected to the 1980 U.S. Olympic diving team, but due to the United States' boycott of the games that year, Potter was unable to compete. In 1972, Potter placed seventh on the 3-meter springboard and 21st in the 10-meter platform partially due to a foot injury, and in 1976 Potter claimed a bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard.[1]
In other international competition, Potter won a gold in the 3 m springboard and a silver in the 10 m platform at the 1970 World University Games, a bronze in the 3 m springboard at the 1975 Pan-American Games, and a silver in the 3 m springboard at the 1978 World Championships.[1]
In 1987, Potter was inducted into the International Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame.[2]
Television career
In the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Potter has served as color commentator for televised U.S. and international diving competitions, primarily for NBC. Potter continues to provide color commentary for NBC's Olympic diving coverage and served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
Potter graduated from Indiana University in 1973 with a degree in Secondary Education, and also received a graduate degree from the University of Arizona in Teaching and Teacher Education.[4] Since retiring from diving, Potter currently serves as diving coach at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, and has served as a diving coach at Southern Methodist University, and the University of Arizona.[2]
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Universiade Diving Champions in Women's 3 metre Springboard 1961: Liz Ferris (GBR) • 1963: Ursel Hilss (FRG) • 1965: Boguslawa Marcinkowska (POL) • 1967: Maxine King (USA) • 1970: Cynthia Potter (USA) • 1973: Tamara Safonova (URS) • 1977 – 1979: Irina Kalinina (URS) • 1981: Li Yihua (CHN) • 1983: Chen Shi (CHN) • 1985: Y. Zhirulnik (URS) • 1987: Li Qing (CHN) • 1991: Gao Min (CHN) • 1993: Brita Baldus (GER) • 1995: Rao Lang (CHN) • 1997: Zhu Jinhong (CHN) • 1999: Fu Mingxia (CHN) • 2001: Guo Jingjing (CHN) • 2003: Wu Minxia (CHN) • 2005: Guo Jingjing (CHN) • 2007: Li Ting (CHN) • 2009: Dong Jun (CHN) • 2011: He Zi (CHN)
Categories:- American divers
- Female divers
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Olympic divers of the United States
- Divers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in diving
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