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Birth name | Caroline Smith | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | July 21, 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Died | November 11, 1994 | (aged 88)||||||||||||||
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Caroline Smith (later Macias) (July 21, 1906 – November 11, 1994) was an American diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1]
On the eve of her 18th birthday, July 20, 1924, in Paris, France, Smith won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform competition. She defeated teammate Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston by a half-point in the judges' scoring. [2]
Smith was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1988.