Harold Smith (diver)

Edwin Harold Smith (February 19, 1909 – March 5, 1958) was an American diver who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.

Harold Smith

Smith in 1937
Personal information
Born	(1909-02-19)February 19, 1909 Ontario, California, USA
Died	March 5, 1958(1958-03-05) (aged 49) La Jolla, California, USA
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	Los Angeles Athletic Club
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 10 m platform 1932 Los Angeles 3 m springboard

In 1928, he finished fourth in the 3m springboard. Four years later in the 1928 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10m platform and a silver in the 3m springboard. Domestically, he won the AAU springboard titles in the 1m in 1928 and 1930; and in the 3m in 1930 and 1931. After the 1932 Olympics, he became a professional show diver, and a diving coach at New York Athletic Club and Yale University. He also prepared the German diving team to the 1936 Summer Olympics. During World War II, he served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps.[1] After the war, he worked as a pool manager at luxury hotels in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara.[2] He died at age 49 of cancer.[1]