George Athans Sr.

{{Short description|Canadian diver (1921–2007)}}

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| full_name = George Dimitri Athans Sr.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|1|4}}

| birth_place = Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|2|27|1921|1|4}}

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| sport = Diving

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|1950 Auckland|3m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver|1950 Auckland|10m platform}}

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George Dimitri Athans Sr. (4 January 1921 – 27 February 2007) was a Canadian diver. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, and was the father of Gary Athans. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed 25th in 10 metre platform. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he placed 8th in men's platform and 9th in springboard.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=George Athans |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/george-athans-1.html |access-date=18 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127121121/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/george-athans-1.html |archive-date=27 January 2012 }}