Ray Cann

Ray Cann
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born13 December 1937 (1937-12-13) (age 88)
Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
SportDiving
ClubHighgate
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1958 Cardiff 10m Platform

Raymond Eric Cann (born 13 December 1937) is a male former diver who competed for England.

Biography

Cann represented Great Britain in the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented the England team[2] and won a bronze medal[3] in the 10 metres platform event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raymond Cann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Full name: Raymond Eric Cann
  2. ^ "In the recent Empire Games Trials". Football Gazette (South Shields). 7 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Ray Cann". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Cardiff 1958 Team". teamengland.org. Team England. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019. Ray Cann