Thelma Payne
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| Born | July 18, 1896 in Salem, Oregon, United States |
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| Died | September 7, 1988 (aged 92) Laguna Niguel, California, United States |
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||
| Club | Multnomah AC, Portland | |||||||||
| Coached by | Jack Cody | |||||||||
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Thelma R. Payne (later Sanborn, July 18, 1896 – September 7, 1988) was an American diver won the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard at the 1920 Summer Olympics. She also won the springboard at the AAU Championships in 1918–1920.
After the 1920 Olympics she acted as a model for the Jantzen swimwear company. In 1926 she moved from Oregon to California, where she worked as a swimming instructor. In 1983 she was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
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