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Frank Kurtz (Davenport, 9 de septiembre de 1911-North Hollywood, 31 de octubre de 1996) fue un clavadista o saltador de trampolín estadounidense especializado en plataforma de 10 metros, donde consiguió ser medallista de bronce olímpico en 1932.
Colonel Frank Allen Kurtz Jr. [2] (September 9, 1911 – October 31, 1996) was an American Olympic diver and an aviator in the United States Army Air Forces . Life and career. Kurtz was born in Davenport, Iowa, the third child of Dora Lee (née Fenton) and Frank Allen Kurtz, Sr., an insurance salesman.
9 de nov. de 1996 · Frank Kurtz, who ran away from home at 12, set aviation speed records as a teen-ager, became an Olympic high diver in the 1930's and then won fame as a pilot in World War II, died on Oct. 31 at...
25 de may. de 2015 · FanNation. SI Swimsuit. SI Sportsbook. SI Tickets. SI Shop. Dive Bombers: American Olympians defeated Axis Powers in peace & war. How Frank Kurtz and Marshall Wayne went from diving fro the...
7 de nov. de 1996 · Col. Frank Kurtz, Olympic medalist diver and the most decorated Army Air Corps pilot in World War II known for flying the last surviving B-17 Flying Fortress, has died. He was 85. The legendary...
8 de may. de 2024 · Frank Kurtz grew up in Missouri, but as a 14-year-old determined to make it as a diver, he hitchhiked to Los Angeles. Seven years later, in his adopted hometown, Kurtz won Olympic bronze as part of a U.S. medal sweep on platform. After the Games, he joined the Army and went on to become one of World War II's most famous fighter pilots.
After winning an Olympic bronze medal in 1932, Frank Kurtz, of the Los Angeles AC, placed fifth at the 1936 Games. He also won the AAU platform title in 1933. During World War II, as the senior air aide to General George Brett, Major Frank Kurtz was the pilot of the historic B-17D Flying Fortress bomber, "The Swoose," which is now on display in the Smithsonian.
