Jon Grunde Vegard

Jon Grunde Vegard
Personal information
Born (1957-11-15) 15 November 1957 (age 67)
Tønsberg, Norway
Sport
SportDiving

Jon Grunde Vegard (born 15 November 1957) is a Norwegian diver.

Personal life

Born in Tønsberg,[1] on 15 November 1957, Vegar is a son of diver and coach Grunde Vegard [no].[2]

Career

Vegard represented the clubs Hamar IL, Spinn, Tønsberg, and Tønsberg SK. He won a total of 68 national titles in diving between 1972 and 1996, and was awarded the Kongepokal trophy in 1983.[2] He won 35 titles in springboard, 27 in platform diving, and 6 in combined.[2][3]

He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in both platform, where he placed 11th, and in springboard.[1]

He has been credited for introducing the chamois leather cloth to the diving sport.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jon Grunde Vegard". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Bryhn, Rolf. "Jon Grunde Vegard". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ Sundby, Jørn. "stup – norgesmestere menn". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ Sørhus, Martine (6 August 2024). "Norsk oppdagelse brukes av utøvere i hele verden". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.


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