Louis Kuehn
diver (1901–1981)
Louis Edward "Hap" Kuehn (April 2, 1901 – March 30, 1981) was an American diver who competed for Oklahoma State University and participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal in springboard diving.
Lois Edward Kuehn was born April 2, 1901 in greater Portland, Oregon to German immigrant Louis Kuehn and Dorothea Schaeffer Kuehn. By 18, he competed in swimming and diving with the strong program at the Portland's Multinomah Club where he was coached by Jack Cody, an International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.
Kuehn was twice a state diving champion before capturing the national Junior championship in 1919 prior to attending the Olympics. Kuehn finished second at the 1920 AAU Diving Championships.
Oregon State University
After the Olympics, he attended Oregon State University, graduating in 1926, at the time known as Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis, Oregon. At Oregon State, he competed with their swimming and diving team and served as a student coach. Fellow American 1920 diving Olympian and medalist Clarence Pinkston also attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1920-21.
1920 Olympics
Kuehn's trip to the Olympic trials were funded by his father Louis.At the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Kuehn won the gold medal in the 3 m springboard, under Head Olympic Swimming Coach Bill Bachrach of the Illinois Athletic Club. Kuehn became the first American to win the Olympic springboard title.
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