Wendy Wyland

Wendy Wyland
Personal information
Full nameJanna Wendy Wyland
Born(1964-11-25)November 25, 1964
Jackson, Michigan, US
Died27 September 2003 (aged 38)
Webster, New York, US
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
SpouseDavid Vanderwoude (m 2000)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m Platform, Springboard
ClubMission Viejo Nadadores Diving
Mission Bay Divers, Boca Raton
Coached byB. Perkins (Perkins Swim)
R. O'Brien (Nadadores, Mis. Bay)
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles10 m Platform
World Championships
1982 Guayaquil10 m Platform
1986 Madrid10 m Platform
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas10 m Platform
1983 Caracas3 m Springboard
Universiade
1983 Edmonton10 m platform

Janna Wendy Wyland (November 25, 1964 September 27, 2003), also known by her married name Wendy van der Woude, after 2000, was a female diver from the United States who won a bronze medal in 10-meter Platform diving at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. She was coached after 14, by Hall of Fame dive coach Ron O'Brien and was a World Aquatics Champion in the ten-meter platform with a gold in 1982, and a silver in 1986. After graduating Florida Atlantic University in 1989 and receiving a Masters from the University of Texas, she would briefly operate Webster Aquatic Center, in Webster, New York, and coach diving at the Rochester Institute of Technology.