Roy Calder

Roy Calder
Personal information
Birth name Robert Cadzow Calder
Born (1904-03-12)12 March 1904
Lawrence, New Zealand
Died 1 July 1976(1976-07-01) (aged 72)
Spouse(s) Mary Bridget Dunne
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Diving
Achievements and titles
National finals Diving, 1st (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933)

Robert Cadzow "Roy" Calder (12 March 1904 − 1 July 1976) was a New Zealand diver who represented his country at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He was hampered by a back injury at the games and was forced to withdraw from the high dive,[1] but finished fourth in the springboard competition.[2]

He won the New Zealand diving championship every year except 1931 between 1926 and 1933.[3]

Calder died in 1976 and was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.[4]

References

  1. "Waiting events". Evening Post. 20 August 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "N.Z. first to win". Auckland Star. 18 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming — national championships, from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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