Tag: olympic games

1936 Summer Olympic games

The American diver and gold medallist Dorothy Poynton-Hill during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
From: Photographien mit Aufnahmen der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1936 in Berlin | src Jeschke-Jádi Auktionhaus (JVV-148-561)
Lothar Rübelt (1901–1990) ~ Diver Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Olympic gold medalist in artistic jumping, 1936 | src OstLicht

Bending over backwards

bending over backwards, bending back, diver, diving
Ron Bull :: Cindy Shatto dips her head into a downturn in the final of Olympic platform diving. Canada, July 25th, 1976. | src Getty Images
Ron Bull :: Cindy Shatto dips her head into a downturn in the final of Olympic platform diving. Canada, July 25th, 1976. | src Getty Images

Bending over backwards: Cindy Shatto of Toronto dips her head into a downturn last night in the final of Olympic platform diving. Miss Shatto was in second place after three dives; but fell back to fifth at the end; one rank ahead of teammate Teri York of Vancouver. Elena Vaytsekhovskaia of the Soviet Union; who said she took to diving because swimming is dull; was gold medalist. Canada. July 25th, 1976 (Ron Dull for Toronto Star)

Otto Bettmann :: Patricia McCormick Diving in Olympics, Helsinki, Finland, 1952 [Original
Caption: Mrs. Patricia
McCormick of Los Angeles, CA, shows off her championship form as she
executes a difficult maneuver on the Olympic springboard in Helsinki.
Mrs. McCormick’s form won her the springboard diving title and the gold
medal which accompanies the title. 30th July 1952]

source: Bettmann Archives at Getty Images

This photograph was used in the art cover of
‘Luxury Problems’ (2012), the second studio album by English techno musician Andy Stott.