Peter Squires (diver)

Peter Squires
Personal information
Full namePeter John Squires
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1936-05-28)28 May 1936
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died16 September 2011(2011-09-16) (aged 75)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubHighgate

Peter John Squires (28 May 1936 – 16 September 2011)[1] was a male diver from England who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Squires represented the England team[2] in the 3 metres springboard event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Squires represented Great Britain in the springboard event.[5]

He was associated to the Highgate Diving Club.

References

  1. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  2. ^ "In the recent Empire Games Trials". Football Gazette (South Shields). 7 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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