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Fletcher Gilders (1931-1999) was a Detroit native who won fame as a talented multi-sport athlete for the Colts of Northwestern High School and the Buckeyes of Ohio State University. Following a stellar athletic career, Gilders earned distinction as a highly successful collegiate swimming and diving coach. == Detroit and Columbus sports headliner == In 1948, Fletcher Gilders was voted Michigan High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year; later that summer, the versatile Gilders competed as a springboard diver at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Detroit.〔http://www.michtrack.org/AOY.htm 〕 The following year, Fletcher Gilders highlighted his senior season with a national interscholastic pole vault record of 13' 3"; he was fast becoming one of the top all-around athletes in America.〔http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ObAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s0IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6067,4641378&dq=fletcher+gilders+northwestern+high&hl=en〕 Upon graduating from Northwestern High, Gilders joined the U.S. military; serving until 1953, Fletcher later enrolled at the Ohio State University. At OSU, Gilders won back-to-back (1954 & 1955) NCAA titles on the one-meter springboard. During each of his three seasons at Ohio State, Gilders led the Buckeyes to Big Ten Conference and NCAA swimming and diving team titles. Fletcher Gilders was also a member of the OSU track & field, gymnastics and soccer teams; winning a total of 10 varsity letters to become the first four-sport letterman in Ohio State's modern history.〔http://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=925238 〕 During the summer of 1956, Gilders finished sixth in springboard diving at the US Olympic Team Trials; narrowly missing an opportunity to join younger sister (Barbara Sue) at the Melbourne Olympic Games.〔http://www.goggleawards.org/USASWeb/_Rainbow/Documents/1196d3cb-681c-4190-80fb-d5170d94bcc3/1956.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fletcher Gilders」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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