| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United States |
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| Men's Diving | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | 10m Platform | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1982 Guayaquil | 10m Platform | |
| Bronze | 1986 Madrid | 10m Platform | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Silver | 1983 Caracas | 10m Platform | |
Bruce D. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as platform diving, was one of four Diving events on the Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 1982 World Aquatics Championships took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador between July 29 and August 8, 1982 with The 1986 World Aquatics Championships took place in Madrid, Spain between August 13 and August 23, 1986 with The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. These page shows the results of the Diving Competition for men and women at the 1983 Pan American Games, held from August 14 to August 29 Kimball (born June 11, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American diver and coach. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles,
Three years before the Olympics, in 1981, Kimball was struck head-on by a drunken driver. Every bone in his face was fractured, his left leg broken, the ligaments in his knee torn, his liver was lacerated, and his spleen had to be removed. This being one of the worst experiences of his life, he did come back to diving. When he returned to diving nine months later, he earned the nickname "The Comeback Kid".
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he overtook Li Kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal. Li Kongzheng ( Chinese 李孔政 born 4 May 1959) is a Chinese diver.
On August 1, 1988, two weeks before the U. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) S. Olympic diving trials, Kimball, drunk, plowed into a crowd of teenagers while driving an estimated 70 to 90 miles per hour, killing two boys and injuring four others. Despite the tragedy, Kimball took part in the trials, but failed to make the team. He subsequently pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was released on 24 November 1993, after serving less than five. As a part of his sentence, his driving privileges were permanently revoked by Judge Harry Lee Coe.
Shortly before Christmas 2004 after an appeal to the Secretary of State of Illinois, it was found that he can apply for an Illinois drivers license. The Secretary of State of Illinois is the keeper of the official records laws and Great Seal of Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. However, according to Florida authorities, his driving privileges are still revoked but he can apply for a hardship license which allows driving for business purposes and other purposes. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
He is currently a Kinetic Wellness teacher and diving coach for the swimming and diving teams at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year High school with its major campus located Winnetka is a Village located approximately 19 mi (30 km north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of 2006, he is married and has two children. His father is Dick Kimball, who coached nine divers to Olympic medals. Dick Kimball (born c 1935 is an American former Diving champion and diving coach at the University of Michigan.
References
- "Sincerely, Bruce D. Kimball", St Petersburg Times, by Susan Taylor Martin, July 27, 2003.
- "Kimball, who killed two teens, can get driver's license again", CBS Sports Online, December 22, 2004.
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