Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan

Rachel Kealaonapua "Keala" O'Sullivan (later Watson, born November 3, 1950) is an American former diver. In 1965 she won the U.S. Junior AAU one-meter board diving championships.[1] She represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics, where she earned a bronze medal in three-meter springboard; this made her the first Hawaiian athlete to medal in diving.[2]

Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan (right) at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
BornNovember 3, 1950 (1950-11-03) (age 69)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubPunahou Swim Club

O'Sullivan retired after failing to qualify for the 1972 Olympics. She then returned to Hawaii, where she coached divers at ʻIolani School.[3] In 1999 she was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. Rachel Kealaonapua O’Sullivan. "O'Sullivan, Rachel Kealaonapua | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. "Community Works to Fill Wikipedia's Asian-American, Pacific Islander Gaps". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keala O'Sullivan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. "Inductees by Class Year | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame". Hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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