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Klaus Dibiasi

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Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1947-10-06) 6 October 1947 (age 76)
Solbad Hall, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportDiving
ClubBolzano Nuoto
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 2 0
World Championships 2 2 0
European Championships 3 2 0
Mediterranean Games 2 3 0
Total 10 9 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 3 m springboard
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 3 m springboard
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Utrecht 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 10 m platform
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 10 m platform

Klaus Dibiasi (born 6 October 1947) is a former diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his country, starting in 1964. He dominated the platform event from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning a total number of three Olympic gold medals.[1][2]

Biography

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Dibiasi won a silver medal in platform diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and went on to win gold in the same event at the next three Games (1968, 1972, and 1976). Dibiasi is the only Olympic diver to have won three successive gold medals, and he is the only diver to have won medals at four Summer Olympics. (Greg Louganis, who won silver at his first Olympics in 1976, was prevented from attempting to replicate either feat by the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.) A silver in the springboard in 1968 gave him a record total of five Olympic medals. He also excelled at the first two FINA World Aquatic Championships (1973 and 1975), winning four medals. Nationally Dibiasi won 11 platform and 7 springboard titles.[1]

Dibiasi was born in Solbad Hall, Austria, from Italian parents who returned to Italy when he was a child. He was the first Italian to become an Olympic champion in a diving event. Dibiasi was coached by his father, Carlo, a former Italian champion (1933–1936) and a competitor at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, who finished 10th on the platform. Klaus Dibiasi also later coached the Italian diving team.[1]

Awards

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Period Individual Team Total
Olympics World Ch. Olympics World Ch. Individual Team Individual + Team
Tot.
1964–1976 3 2 0 2 2 0 - - - 5 4 0 - - - 5 4 0 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Klaus Dibiasi. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Olympic Diving History – Olympic Springboard And Platform Diving". diving.about.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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Summer Olympics
Preceded by Italy Flag bearer for Italy
1976 Montreal
Succeeded by