# Dick Eve

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Australian diver

Dick Eve Dick Eve in the 1920s Personal information Born 19 March 1901 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Died 13 March 1970 (aged 68) Concord, New South Wales, Australia Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sport Sport Diving Club Manly Amateur Swimming Club

**Richmond Cavill** "**Dick**" **Eve** (19 March 1901 – 13 March 1970) was an Australian [diver](/source/Diving_(sport)) who competed in the [1924 Summer Olympics](/source/1924_Summer_Olympics).[1] He won the gold medal in the plain high diving and finished fifth in the [3 metre springboard event](/source/Diving_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_3_metre_springboard).[2] He was the first Australian Olympic diver to win a gold medal.

## Swimming career

Following the 1924 Olympics, Eve was barred from membership of Manly Amateur Swimming Club as he was considered a professional since he managed manly baths and lived on site. His "professional status" meant he was also ineligible for selection for the [1928 Summer Olympics](/source/1928_Summer_Olympics).[3]

## Personal life

Eve was the son of Albert Sidney Eve, a well-known swim instructor, and Fredda Cavill Eve, a member of the famous [Cavill swimming family](/source/Cavill_family). His grandfather was [Frederick Cavill](/source/Cavill_family) and his brother was Australian sports administrator [Jim Eve](/source/Jim_Eve).

## See also

- [List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame](/source/List_of_members_of_the_International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dick Eve"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45197). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-r1_2-0)** [Dick Eve](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ev/dick-eve-1.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150912005537/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ev/dick-eve-1.html) 12 September 2015 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). sports-reference.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Talent Unexploited"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234385121). *[Smith's Weekly](/source/Smith's_Weekly)*. Vol. IX, no. 47. New South Wales, Australia. 7 January 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

## External links

- [Australian Dictionary of Biography entry](http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140711b.htm)

- [Dick Eve](https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/richmond-cavill-eve/) at the [Sport Australia Hall of Fame](/source/Sport_Australia_Hall_of_Fame)

- [Australian Olympic Committee Profile](http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/dick-eve)

v t e Olympic diving champions in men's discontinued events Plain high diving 1912: Erik Adlerz (SWE) 1920: Arvid Wallman (SWE) 1924: Dick Eve (AUS) Plunge for distance 1904: William Dickey (USA)

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