Rachel Kealaonapua "Keala" O'Sullivan (later Watson, born November 3, 1950) is an American former diver. In 1965, she won the U.S. Junior AAU one-meter board diving championships.[1] She represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics, where she earned a bronze medal in three-meter springboard; this made her the first Hawaiian athlete to medal in diving.[2] She is of European, Native Hawaiian and Tahitian descent.[3]
.jpg) O'Sullivan at the 1968 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan | |||||||||||
| Born | November 3, 1950 (age 74) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||
| Club | Punahou Swim Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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O'Sullivan retired after failing to qualify for the 1972 Olympics. She then returned to Hawaii, where she coached divers at ʻIolani School.[4] In 1999, she was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
References
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- ^ Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan. "O'Sullivan, Rachel Kealaonapua | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Community Works to Fill Wikipedia's Asian-American, Pacific Islander Gaps". Nbcnews.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Honolulu Star-Advertiser (January 19, 2011). "HARRIET HANNAH MAKIA AWANA O'SULLIVAN". Honolulu Star-Advertiser Obituaries.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keala O'Sullivan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Inductees by Class Year | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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