Fauntz, Jane (1910–1989)
Fauntz, Jane (1910–1989)
American diver. Born Dec 19, 1910; died of acute leukemia, May 1989; m. Edgar Manske.
At Los Angeles Olympics, won a bronze medal in springboard (1932); representing the Illinois Women's Athletic Club (1922–32), won 2 national titles; graced the covers of Life, Ladies Home Journal and a Wheaties cereal box.
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