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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-10-06)6 October 1947 (age 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bolzano Nuoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Klaus Dibiasi (born 6 October 1947) is a formersports diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutiveSummer Olympics for his country, starting in 1964. He dominated the platform event from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning three Olympic gold medals.[1][2]
Dibiasi won a silver medal in platform diving at the1964 Summer Olympics, and went on to win gold in the same event at the next three Games (1968,1972, and1976). Dibiasi is the only Olympic diver to have won three successive gold medals, and he is the only diver to have won medals at four Summer Olympics[when?]. A silver in the springboard in 1968 gave him a total of five Olympic medals. He also performed well at the first twoFINA World Aquatic Championships (1973 and1975), winning four medals. Dibiasi won 11 national platform and 7 springboard titles.[1]
Dibiasi was born inSolbad Hall, Austria, to Italian parents, who returned to Italy when he was a child. He was the first Italian to become an Olympic diving champion. He was coached by his father,Carlo, a former Italian champion (1933–1936) and a competitor at the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin, who finished in tenth place. Klaus Dibiasi also later coached the Italian diving team.[1]
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| 1964–1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
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| Preceded by | Flag bearer for Italy 1976 Montreal | Succeeded by |
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