Juno Stover-Irwin
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Juno Jean Pope•Stover-Irwin (-Cox) |
| Used name | Juno•Stover-Irwin |
| Born | 22 November 1928 in Los Angeles, California (USA) |
| Died | 2 July 2011 in Union City, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 160 cm / 50 kg |
| Affiliations | LAAC, Los Angeles (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Juno Stover placed fifth in the 1948 Olympic platform, but as Mrs. Irwin she won medals in both 1952 and 1956. Her bronze medal in the 1952 platform was won while she was 3½ pregnant with her second child. At the Pan American Games she won silver in platform in 1955 as well as in 1959. Representing the Los Angeles AC, she won her second AAU platform title in 1960, and in that year became the first U.S. diver to compete in four Olympics. After retiring from active competition, Mrs. Irwin coached both men’s and women’s diving for a junior college and then became women’s diving coach at Cal/ Berkeley.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Juno Stover | |||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Juno Irwin | |||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Juno Irwin | |||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | USA |
Juno Irwin | |||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–2–0 1955 Ciudad de México DIV silver: platform (competed as Juno Irwin); 1959 Chicago DIV silver: platform (competed as Juno Irwin))
- Listed in Olympians Who Competed While Pregnant (3½ months pregnant when she won a bronze medal in 1952.)