Frank Gorman

Francis Xavier "Frank" Gorman (born November 11, 1937, in New York, New York) is a former American diver, who dove for Harvard University and was a 1964 Tokyo silver medalist in men's 3 metre springboard.

Early life and high school Born November 11, 1937 in New York, as the youngest of six athletic siblings, Gorman began swimming at seven. In the summer, his family would take him to Brewster, New York's Lake Tonetta, and his older brothers and sister would teach him to do acrobatic tricks after throwing him into the air. Doing a few somersaults off the diving board of a pier was a natural progression.

After graduating College, and failing to make the 1960 Olympic trials, Gorman served in the U.S. Navy where as a Lieutenant he was a physical education coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, and coach Varsity diving for Naval Academy diving teams. He later served as an investment broker and worked in telecommunications.

1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medal At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, though he had placed first at the U.S. trials, Gorman placed second and won the silver medal in the 3 meter springboard competition. His finish was part of an American sweep in the 1964 Olympic 3 meter springboard event, with Ken Sitzberger and Larry Andreasen placing first and third, respectively. Gorman was well in front in the diving competition through eight dives, with American team mates Sitzberger and Andreasen trailing him. But on his ninth dive of ten, a 2 1/2 somersault with tuck went quite poorly, and he earned a score of only 10.08 points allowing Sitzberger to take the lead. Andreasen also did less well on his ninth dive, but remained in third place. Sitzberger clinched the gold medal on his tenth and final dive, a back 1½ that featured 2½ twists. Gorman and Andreasen retained their positions after their final dive to finish second and third. It was the last American sweep in a diving event, which will never be repeated, as only two divers per country have been allowed for each Olympic diving events since 1984.

Service to the diving community Gorman has served and participated as a contributing member of USA Diving as well as the United States Olympic Committee. He was a judge at the Olympic games in 1968, and helped judge the World Championships, and the Pan American Games, High Diving and Cliff Diving competitions. He later attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

After his swimming and naval career, he worked as an investment broker and later switched to the field of telecommunications.

Honors Gorman was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 1960, Gorman became an Eastern Intercollegiate Champion on both the 1 meter and 3 meter springboards.