Riley/Galitzen was the national outdoor 3-meter springboard and platform champion in 1928 and 1929, the indoor 1-meter springboard in 1929, 1931, and 1932, and the indoor 3-meter champion from 1929 through 1931. Representing the University of Southern California, he won the 3-meter springboard championship in 1931 and 1932. He won a silver medal in the 1928 Olympic springboard event and a bronze in the platform. In 1932 he won a gold in the springboard and a silver in the platform. Mickey Riley (originally known as Michael Galitzen), American champion springboard diver, led by a narrow margin in competition for the Olympic championship as the finals drew near a close. Photo shows him in a cutaway somersault dive. Photograph dated August 9, 1932.
Riley, Mickey Los Angeles Swimming Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic Games--(10th :--1932 :--Los Angeles, Calif.) Diving for men--California--Los Angeles Divers--United States Olympic athletes--United States Athletes--United States Springboard diving--California--Los Angeles Stadiums--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Aquatic sports facilities--California--Los Angeles Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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