William Wood (diver)

Billy Wood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born9 June 1946 (1946-06-09)
Southport, Lancashire, England
DiedOctober 2000(2000-10-00) (aged 54)
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event
Platform
ClubHighgate Diving Club

William Ralph Wood (9 June 1946 – October 2000) was a male diver who competed for England. He competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Wood represented the England team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3] He competed in the 1o metres platform event, finishing just outside the medals in fourth place.[4][5]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he participated in the platform event.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Wood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.


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