Names: Gestring, Marjorie, 1922-1992 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of a crowd of spectators, Los Angeles

Description:: Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of stands of spectators. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Gestring won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving. She was 13 years old at the time and was the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Gestring was a native Los Angeleno
Date:: [between 1930-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of a crowd of spectators, Los Angeles

Los Angeles High School senior Marjorie Gestring and cohorts in caps and gowns, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Marjorie Gestring won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard dive at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Gestring was 13 years of age, becoming the youngest person ever to win the gold medal.
Date:: November 22, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Los Angeles High School senior Marjorie Gestring and cohorts in caps and gowns, Los Angeles, 1939