In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, American diver Patricia McCormick won a gold medal in both the springboard and platform events. Four years later in Melbourne she achieved what is known as a “double-double” in Olympic diving, winning gold in both events again.
McCormick is still the only woman in the history of diving, and only one of two divers ever, to achieve an Olympic double-double.
Perhaps the best testament to McCormick’s diving legacy is her daughter’s Olympic success. At the 1984 Los Angles Games, Kelly McCormick won the silver medal for springboard diving, and in 1986 she took the bronze for springboard in Seoul.
The McCormicks are the only mother-daughter medal winning combination in the history of the Olympics.
