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2 de abr. de 2021 · On August 6, 1948, American diver Vicki Draves wins gold at the London Olympics. Two days later, her good friend and fellow diver Sammy Lee takes gold as well, making them the first Asian ...
2 de ago. de 2020 · For Vicki Draves, an Olympic diver, one of those obstacles required her to overcome racial discrimination and prejudice against Asians during World War II, even though she was a Filipino American ...
3 de ago. de 2020 · Vicki was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969. In San Francisco in 2005, then Mayor Gavin Newsom dedicated the site of Vicki’s, and her twin sister Connie’s, elementary school as the Victoria Manalo Draves Park. Vicki passed in 2010 and was survived by Lyle, sister Connie and her four sons, David, Jeff, Dale, and Kim.
3 de ago. de 2022 · Vicki Manalo Draves’ (1924-2010) diving career was marked by many firsts. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, she became the first woman to win gold in both the 10-meter platform and 3-meter springboard events. With these wins, she became the first American woman to win two gold medals in diving, and the first Asian American to win Olympic ...
Biography. Born a twin daughter of an English mother and a Filipino father, Vicki Draves was obliged to use her mother’s maiden name, Taylor, to gain entry to the then racially conscious swimming clubs in the San Francisco area. She won the first of her four AAU titles in 1946 and at the 1948 Games she became the first woman to win both ...
30 de mar. de 2013 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Victoria 'Vicki' Draves wins the incredible 10m and 3m diving double gold medal in these classic highligh...
6 de nov. de 2020 · Victoria Manalo Draves at the high platform diving event in the National AAU women’s competition, Shakamak State Park, Indiana, August 16, 1946. Victoria Manalo Draves was born as Victoria Taylor Manalo in 1924 to a Filipino chef and an English maid. She grew up in San Francisco, went by the nickname Vicki and she was a competitive diver with ...
