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greenville , north carolina 9 april 2012 huntsville , alabama men 's diving july 4 , 1968 mark lenzi.jpeg mark lenzi

mark lenzi

mark edward lenzi -lrb- july 4 , 1968 -- april 9 , 2012 -rrb- was an american olympic diver and diving coach .
lenzi was known for his olympic gold medal in the 1992 olympic games , and his olympic bronze medal in the 1996 olympic games on the 3 m springboard .
lenzi was also the first american diver to perform a 109c -lrb- forward 4.5 somersault tuck -rrb- in competition , and the first diver to score over 100 points in competition , performing a 307c -lrb- reverse 3.5 somersault tuck -rrb- off of the 3 m springboard for over 102 points .
