Jennifer Kay Bellamy Chandler (born June 13, 1959) is a retired American diver who won the gold medal in the women's 3-metre springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships. She is also a seven-time national diving champion.[2]
Chandler started diving when she was nine. When she was 12 she went to the junior Olympics. In 1975 she won the AAU national indoor 1-meter springboard event. In 1976 she won the national indoor 3-meter springboard championship. She retired when she was 21 due to back injuries.[1]
Chandler was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) in 1985.[3] She was also inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1987.[4] Chandler has done work as an expert commentator for several national television networks. She became the educational outreach director for ASHOF in 2003.[5] She now works for the Lakeshore Foundation, a world-class rehabilitation and athletic training facility located in Birmingham, Alabama, as their development and special events coordinator.[6]
She earned a BFA in drawing and painting from The University of Arizona. She is married to John W. Stevenson, the publisher and editor of The Randolph Leader in Roanoke, Alabama.[2] Chandler is also a painter with work on display through the Art of the Olympians organization.
See also
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennifer Chandler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Trucks, Richard (August 5, 2016). "How a Career Ends: Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Chandler". Excelle Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: Jennifer Chandler
- ^ "International Swimming Hall of Fame: Jennifer Chandler (USA), 1987 Honor Diver". Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Alabama: Jennifer Chandler
- ^ "Lakeshore Foundation". Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
External links
- Jennifer Chandler at World Aquatics
- Jennifer Chandler at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Jennifer Chandler at Olympics.com
- Jennifer Chandler at Olympedia
- Jennifer Chandler at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (archived)
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