David Browning
David "Skippy" Browning
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| Full name | David Greig Browning, Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Skippy | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
June 5, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died | March 13, 1956 (aged 24) Near Rantoul, Kansas |
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| Education | Business administration, University of Texas | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | United States Naval Aviator | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 1948–1956 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Springboard diving | ||||||||||||
| University team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1952 | ||||||||||||
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David Greig "Skippy" Browning, Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. After his Olympic victory in Helsinki Browning shinnied up a flag pole to steal an Olympic flag and was arrested.
Browning married Corinne L. Couch on September 7, 1950. In January 1953 he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in business administration. In June 1955 he received his wings as a pilot in the United States Navy at Pensacola, Florida. On March 13, 1956, he was on a training flight in an AFJS Fury jet carrier fighter when the plane crashed near Rantoul, Kansas, killing Browning. At the time, he was scheduled to be reassigned to Los Angeles to begin training for the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Browning's father was his coach and instructor.
Browning was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975.
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