Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan

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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]

Keala O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
BornNovember 3, 1950 (1950-11-03) (age 73)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubPunahou Swim Club
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 3 m springboard

O'Sullivan retired after failing to qualify for the 1972 Olympics. She then returned to Hawaii, where she coached divers at ʻIolani School.[3] In 1999, she was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan. "O'Sullivan, Rachel Kealaonapua | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Community Works to Fill Wikipedia's Asian-American, Pacific Islander Gaps". Nbcnews.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Inductees by Class Year | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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