- Pete Desjardins
Ulise Joseph "Pete" Desjardins (
April 10 ,1907 –May 6 ,1985 ) was an American diver who competed in the1924 Summer Olympics and in the1928 Summer Olympics .Born in Saint Pierre, Manitoba,
Canada , Desjardins grew up inFlorida .] In 1924 he won the silver medal in the 3 m springboard competition. He also competed in the plain high diving event and finished sixth. Four years later he won the gold medal in the 3 m springboard competition as well as in the 10 metre platform event.Desjardins attended
Stanford University and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame though he never won a collegiate championship. He performed swimming exhibitions withJohnny Weismuller and inBilly Rose's Aquacade .cite book|last=Migdol|first=Gary|title=Stanford: Home of Champions|pages=p. 77|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ntBDmB_fYo8C&pg=PA5&sig=dQ8cE2nu119h8RZV4EXWYihBK90#PPA135,M1|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|date=1997 |location= |isbn=1571671161|accessdate = 2007-11-24]References
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DESJAPET01 Olympic medal statistics from databaseOlympics.com]
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