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Victoria Manalo Draves (née Manalo; December 31, 1924 – April 11, 2010) was a Filipino American competitive diver who won gold medals in both platform and springboard diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Draves became the first woman to be awarded gold medals for both the ten-meter platform and the three-meter springboard.
3 de ago. de 2020 · Culture. Why Vicki Draves' story is so powerful, 72 years later. by Eric Francisco. Aug. 3, 2020. Underwood Archives/Archive Photos/Getty Images. Vicki Draves, the first Asian-American...
Hace 3 días · Vicki Draves, the first woman to achieve diving's golden double. 2 min. Diving. Victoria “Vicki” Draves seemed as if she had been born to be in the water. An elegant diver, she was married to her diving coach and seemed a natural. To many who watched the 1948 Games, she seemed to have the world at her feet.
30 de mar. de 2013 · 11.1M subscribers. 463. 48K views 10 years ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Victoria 'Vicki' Draves wins the incredible 10m and 3m diving...
30 de abr. de 2010 · By Frank Litsky. April 29, 2010. Victoria Manalo Draves, an Asian-American diver who overcame ethnic prejudice early in her career to become the first woman to win springboard and platform gold...
3 de ago. de 2020 · Published Aug 03, 2020 at 6:56 AM EDT. By Seren Morris. Google Doodle is celebrating Filipino American diver and coach Victoria "Vicki" Draves on the anniversary of her winning the gold...
14 de ago. de 2020 · 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 diving events at ...
