Laura Wilkinson
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| Full name | Laura Ann Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1977 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Spring, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3m, 3m synchro, 10m, 10m synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Woodlands Diving Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Ann Wilkinson (born November 17, 1977, in Houston, Texas) is an American diver, three-time Olympian, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the first woman to win the three major diving world titles. Wilkinson retired in 2008. After nine years of retirement, she returned to competition in 2017 and placed second at Nationals. She trained for her fourth Olympic Games (2021) at Texas A&M University's swimming and diving facilities but did not qualify.