Micki
King

Olympian 1968, 1972

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GOLD

0
SILVER

0
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Pontiac, MI

Education

Pontiac Central High School (Pontiac, Mich.) University of Michigan

Personal

Attended the University of Michigan, where she was coached by five-time U.S. Olympic coach Dick Kimball...Won international diving titles in 15 countries throughout her competitive career...Broke her arm during a dive at the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968, but finished the competition despite the injury...Won the gold medal in three-meter at the Olympic Games Munich 1972...Began coaching following her athletic career, first at the U.S. Air Force Academy from 1973-77...Was the first woman in NCAA history to coach a male diver to a national championship, and became the first female to teach physical education at a military academy...Named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year three times and coached 11 All-Americans...Served in the Air Force for 26 years and retired as a colonel in 1992...Served on the board of directors for the United States Olympic Committee and the Women’s Sports Foundation...Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)

Olympic Games Munich 1972, gold (3m Springboard - Women), 5th (10m Platform - Women)
Olympic Games Mexico City 1968, 4th (3m Springboard - Women)

Hall Of Fame Bio #

Col. Maxine “Micki” King Hogue is an American former diver who won the gold medal in three-meter at the Olympic Games Munich 1972, and was the first woman to hold a faculty position at a U.S. military academy. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, King began diving at age 15 and won her first Diving competitions in high school. She began training more seriously during her sophomore year at the University of Michigan, working with renowned Diving coach Dick Kimball. King enlisted in the U.S. Air Force the same year she graduated from college. She made her Olympic debut in 1968, but jumped too high on her second-to-last dive and fractured her left arm hitting the board, ruining her chances of a medal. Despite the setback, King made her comeback the following year, competing against men in the World Military Games. She won 10 U.S. championships in the three- and 10-meter events between 1969 and 1972, and would go on to earn her Olympic gold medal in the three-meter at the Munich 1972 Games. King became the first woman appointed to a faculty position at a U.S. military academy as the Air Force Academy Diving coach. She is also a founding member of the Women’s Sports Foundation, and retired from the Air Force as a full colonel in 1992.