1. Maxine Joyce "Micki" King was born on July 26,1944 and is an American former competitive diver and diving coach.
36 Facts About Micki King
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Micki King was a gold medal winner at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the three meter springboard event.
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Micki King was the dominant figure in women's diving in the United States from 1965 to 1972, winning 10 national championships, including both springboard and platform events.
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Micki King taught physical education and coached diving at the United States Air Force Academy, becoming the first woman to serve on the faculty of a US military academy and the first woman to coach a male athlete to an NCAA championship.
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Micki King was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year three times.
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From 1992 to 2006, Micki King was assistant athletic director at the University of Kentucky.
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Micki King was the president of US Diving from 1990 to 1994.
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Micki King has been inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame, the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
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Micki King was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the daughter of a General Motors tool engineer in Pontiac.
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Micki King developed a love of water sports at her family's cottage in Waterford, Michigan.
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Micki King began diving at age ten through lessons at the YMCA in downtown Pontiac.
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Micki King attended the University of Michigan from 1961 to 1965.
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When Micki King arrived at Michigan in 1961, it did not have a women's diving program.
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Micki King taught me dives that no woman had ever done before.
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Micki King was the dominant figure in women's diving in the United States from 1965 to 1972.
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In 1965, competing for the Ann Arbor Swim Club, Micki King was the US national indoor platform champion, the national outdoor three-meter champion and was named Diver of the Year.
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Micki King led the Ann Arbor Swim Club to two AAU national championships and was twice named an All-American goalie.
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Micki King was popular with American diving fans not only for her diving ability but for her personality and good looks.
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Micki King is remembered for her courageous performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics in which she was in first place when she broke her left forearm on her ninth dive.
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Micki King made an Olympic comeback and won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the three-meter springboard event.
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Micki King won the gold on her final dive, the same half-somersault with a one-and-a-half twist that cost her gold in Mexico City.
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Micki King had a 26-year career in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1992.
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Micki King coached Air Force divers to 11 All-America honors and four national titles, and was twice named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.
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In 1992, Micki King retired from the Air Force as a full colonel.
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Micki King appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on October 25,1972.
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In 1992, Micki King became an assistant athletic director and senior women's administrator at the University of Kentucky where she remained for 14 years.
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Micki King was the first woman to command Kentucky's ROTC detachment.
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Micki King was relieved of her duties as part of a major shake-up in the Kentucky athletics department in May 2006.
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Micki King has remained active in Olympic diving over the years.
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Micki King was a color commentator on ABC television's coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Micki King had been scheduled to do the color commentary at the 1980 Moscow games that were boycotted by the United States.
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Micki King was the team leader for the US diving team.
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From 1990 to 1994, Micki King was the president of US Diving, the governing body for US divers, and attended the 1992 Summer Olympics in that capacity.
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Micki King was again the Olympic team leader for US divers; she sequestered the team for intensive training at the University of Kentucky facilities before the games.
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In 1974, Micki King was one of the founders of the Women's Sports Foundation along with Billie Jean Micki King, Donna de Varona, and Wyomia Tyus.
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Micki King was a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees from 1988 to 1990 and has served on its Board of Stewards since 1990.