Richard Conner (diver)

{{Short description|American diver (1934–2019)}}

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| name = Richard Conner

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| fullname = Richard Carroll Conner

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|03|25}}

| birth_place = Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|07|08|1934|03|25}}

| death_place = Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.

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{{MedalSport | Men's diving }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1956 Melbourne | Platform }}

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Richard Carroll Conner (March 25, 1934 – July 8, 2019) was an American diver and Olympic bronze medalist.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/dick-connor-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/dick-connor-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Dick Connor |access-date=March 19, 2016}} He represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=DIV |title=1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Diving |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=April 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311021712/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=DIV |archivedate=March 11, 2007 }}

Conner was born in Pueblo, Colorado on March 25, 1934. He attended the University of Southern California.{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/genrel/auto_pdf/uscolympians.pdf |title=USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008 |publisher=USC Trojans Athletic Department |access-date=August 27, 2008}} Conner died in Rancho Santa Fe, California on July 8, 2019, at the age of 85.{{cite web |title=Dick Conner |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51300 |website=Olympedia |access-date=9 November 2024}}