Jack Laugher Jack Laugher Jack David Laugher ( ; born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears. The duo became Britain’s first diving Olympic champions by winning a gold medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, a title many had expected double world 10m champion Tom Daley would achieve first. A week later, Laugher won a silver in the men's individual 3m springboard at the same Games, becoming the first British
1983 Individual Speedway World Championship of his home crowd, but wasn't among the pre-meeting favourites. In his last World Final appearance, "The Great Dane" Ole Olsen, the 1971, 1975 and 1978 World Champion, finished 6th with 10 points. He fittingly won his last ride, defeating Gundersen, Czechoslovakia's Jiří Štancl, and American Lance King in Heat 18. 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship was the first time the World Final had been held in West Germany. An almost capacity crowd of around 50,000 at the long Motodrom Halbemond saw local favourite Egon Müller became the first German rider to win the