Jeanne Georgette Stunyo (born April 11, 1936 in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana

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) is a former world-class diver

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 who earned a silver medal

Silver medal

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 on the three-meter springboard

Springboard

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 at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

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, Australia

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At those same Games, Irene MacDonald

Irene MacDonald

Irene Margaret MacDonald, OBC was a Canadian athlete, sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton, Ontario...

 finished in third place to become Canada

Canada

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's first Olympic medalist in diving. Standing at the top of the awards podium was gold medalist Patricia McCormick

Pat McCormick (diver)

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 of the United States.

Prior to her performance at the 1956 Olympics, Jeanne Stunyo was a three-meter springboard finalist at the 1952 US Olympic Trials; Jeanne also won a silver medal at the 1955 Pan-American Games in Mexico City

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Coached by four-time Olympian, Clarence Pinkston

Clarence Pinkston

Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston was an American diver. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he attended San Diego High where he won a Gymnastics title at age 15. He is the first San Diegan to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Pinkston attended college at Oregon State University and Stanford University...

, Jeanne Stunyo and teammate Barbara Sue Gilders

Barbara Gilders-Dudeck

19-year old Detroit native and Mackenzie High School graduate, Barbara Sue Gilders represented the United States in the sport of springboard diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia....

 competed for the Detroit Athletic Club

Detroit Athletic Club

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; Jeanne also attended the University of Detroit.