# Elbert Root

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{{Short description|American diver (1915–1983)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Diving_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalSilver| [1936 Berlin](/source/1936_Summer_Olympics) | [10 m platform](/source/Diving_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_10_metre_platform)}}
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'''Elbert Alonzo Root''' (July 20, 1915 &ndash; July 15, 1983) was an American [diver](/source/diving_(sport)) who competed in the [1936 Summer Olympics](/source/1936_Summer_Olympics). In 1936 he won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform event.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/elbert-root-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/elbert-root-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Elbert Root Olympic Results |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>

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Category:1915 births
Category:1983 deaths
Category:Divers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in diving
Category:American male divers
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Place of death missing

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