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Don Harper
Full name: Donald de Wayne "Don" Harper
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" (164 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Born: June 4, 1932 in Redwood City, California, United States
Affiliations: Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Diving
Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)
Biography
Like many top-class divers, Don Harper was also an accomplished gymnast, being the 1955 Pan American Games trampoline champion and earning All-America gymnastics honors that year. He also won the NCAA trampoline championship in 1956 while at Ohio State. As a diver, Harper won the AAU 3 m outdoor title in 1955, in 1956 he was the AAU indoor and the NCAA outdoor champion, and won silver at the 1959 Pan American platform event. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | Men's Springboard | United States | USA | 2 | Silver |
Men's Springboard
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | FP | DP | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final Standings | 2 | 156.23 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final | 2 | 156.23 | 72.81 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | 5 | QU | 83.42 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final Round | Dive #1 | 2 | 17.48 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final Round | Dive #2 | 4 | 16.33 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final Round | Dive #3 | 1 | 19.76 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Final Round | Dive #4 | 2 | 19.24 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #1 | 13 | 10.08 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #2 | 4 | 12.24 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #3 | 6 | 14.06 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #4 | 5 | 16.06 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #5 | 4 | 16.28 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 24 | Melbourne | Diving | United States | Qualifying | Dive #6 | 16 | 14.70 |
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