Jim Henry (diver)

Henry was born on September 4, 1948, in San Antonio, Texas, but later moved to the Dallas area where he dove for Hillcrest High school.[1]

Henry was a diver at Indiana University from 1967 to 1970.[2] While at the university Henry was the top diver for the 67-68, 68-69, and 69–70 years. Henry won four Big 10 championships, five NCAA titles (in multiple events),[3] and ten AAU indoor and outdoor championships. Henry studied dentistry and joined the Alpha Iota Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity while at IU.[1]

In the 1968 Olympics that were held in Mexico City Henry won the bronze metal in the three-meter spring board dive. Henry was in line for the gold with three dives left. Henry ended up losing the gold to fellow American Bernard Wrightson and Henry ended up with the bronze in the event.[2]

In 1969 Henry was ranked as the number one springboard diver in the world. Henry ended up finishing his dentistry degree and practices dentistry in the Colorado Springs area. Henry lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife sue. Henry and his wife have two children and five grandchildren. Henry is also in the Texas diving hall-of-fame.[1]

1. http://www.tsdhof.org/jim-henry/
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084555/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jim-henry-2.html
3. https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=3620 Archived 2017-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

Notes

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Henry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.