About Peter Tarsey
Lived 1937 – 2015 (aged 77). Peter Tarsey was a British competitive diver.
Peter David Tarsey (5 August 1937 – 29 March 2015) was a British diver who competed for Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.
Early life Tarsey was born on 5 August 1937 in Brentford, Greater London, England.
Career He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the 10m Platform diving event.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, Tarsey competed in the Men's 3 metre springboard, where he finished 16th, and the Men's 10 metre platform, where he finished 14th.
Tarsey competed for the England team in his second Commonwealth Games winning a bronze medal at Cardiff in 1958, in the men's 3m Springboard event.
Personal life Tarsey married Jean Biggs in February 1960. They had two sons, and lived in Spain for 18 years.
In July 2016 Driss Drizi, 63, a Moroccan immigrant painter, was jailed for 31 years after confessing to the double murder and striking a plea bargain with prosecutors. Drizi was sentenced to 15 years for each murder, an additional year for illegal possession of a weapon, and ordered to pay 150,000 euros to each of the Tarsey's two sons. Drizi shot the couple following an unspecified row with David Tarsey.
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Who was Peter Tarsey?
British diver (1937-2015)
When was Peter Tarsey born?
Peter Tarsey was born on 5 August 1937 in Brentford.
When did Peter Tarsey die?
Peter Tarsey died on 26 March 2015 in Xalo.
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Peter Tarsey was a competitive diver.
What nationality was Peter Tarsey?
Peter Tarsey was British.
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