David Pichler

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David Pichler
Personal information
Born (1968-09-03) September 3, 1968 (age 55)
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Sport
SportDiving

David John Pichler (born September 3, 1968) is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain.

Pichler and Mark Ruiz won the synchronized platform final at the FINA-USA Diving Grand Prix in May 2000 scored 301.26 points, ahead of 298.50 for Australians Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery. Pichler attended Butler Senior High School and The Ohio State University. In 1996, he publicly came out as gay.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ghent, Bill (26 September 2006). "Making a Splash". The Advocate. Retrieved 7 January 2012.