Roy Calder

Roy Calder

Personal information
Birth name	Robert Cadzow Calder
Born	(1904-03-12)12 March 1904 Lawrence, New Zealand
Died	1 July 1976(1976-07-01) (aged 72)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Spouse	Mary Bridget Dunne
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Diving
Achievements and titles
National finals	Diving, 1st (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933)

Robert Cadzow "Roy" Calder (12 March 1904 − 1 July 1976) was a New Zealand diver who represented his country at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He was hampered by a back injury at the games and was forced to withdraw from the high dive,[2] but finished fourth in the springboard competition.[3]

He won the New Zealand diving championship every year except 1931 between 1926 and 1933.[4]

Calder died in 1976 and was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.[5]

References

1. "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
2. "Waiting events". Evening Post. 20 August 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
3. "N.Z. first to win". Auckland Star. 18 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
4. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming — national championships, from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
5. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.