Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring

Gestring in 1936
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1922-11-18)November 18, 1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 20, 1992(1992-04-20) (aged 69) Hillsborough, California, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Diving
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1936 Summer Olympics: 3 m springboard – Gold
National finals	1938 US Nationals:3 m springboard – Gold 1939 US Nationals:3 m springboard – Gold 1940 US Nationals:3 m springboard – Gold
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 3 m springboard

Marjorie Gestring (November 18, 1922 – April 20, 1992) was a competitive springboard diver from the United States. At the age of 13 years and 268 days, she won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, making her at the time the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. She remains the second-youngest Olympic gold medalist, as of 2024.^{[nb 1]} A multi-time national diving champion in the United States, she was given a second Olympic gold medal by the United States Olympic Committee after the 1940 Summer Olympics were called off due to the advent of World War II. Gestring attempted to return to the Olympics at the 1948 Games, but failed to qualify for the US team. She has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
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