Harold Smith (diver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1909
Place of Birth: Ontario, California, United States
Date of Death: 05-Mar-1958
Profession: competitive diver
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Harold Smith (diver)
- Edwin Harold Smith (February 19, 1909 – March 5, 1958) was an American diver who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.
- In 1928 he finished fourth in the 3 m springboard.
- Four years later he won the gold medal in the 10 m platform and a silver in the 3 m springboard.
- Domestically he won the AAU springboard titles in the 1 m in 1928 and 1930 and in the 3 m in 1930 and 1931.
- After the 1932 Olympics he became a professional show diver, and a diving coach at New York Athletic Club and Yale University.
- He also prepared the German diving team to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- During World War II he served as a captain in the U.S.
- Navy, and after that worked as a pool manager at luxury hotels in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara.
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