James Connor (diver)
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| Born | 5 May 1995 Clayton, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 10 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gannets Diving Club | |||||||||||||||||
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James Connor (born 5 May 1995) is an Australian diver.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre platform event, failing to advance to the semi-finals after classifying 20th in the preliminaries.[1]
James began his diving career at the age of 8, at the Ringwood Aquatic Centre, and is a member of the Gannets Diving Club.[2]
His more notable results include a gold medal at the 2011 Australian Swimming Championships in the 10 m synchro event with his partner Ethan Warren; as well as becoming a centurion at the Rage in 2017. He also won a silver in the 3 m synchro and a bronze in the 3 m individual springboard on the same occasion.[3] Connor also participated in the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he finished 9th in the 10 metre platform.[4] James also won first place in the 10m platform at the 2009 British Elite Junior Championships, and second in the 3m springboard at the same event.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Men's 10 metre platform - Results". london2012.com. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Gannets Diving Club - Divers". london2012.com. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "James Connor - Profile". Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Diving: Men's 10 metre Platform final" (PDF). 13 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "British Elite Junior Championships". 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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[edit]- Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers for Australia
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Australian male divers
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- People from Redland City
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- People from Clayton, Victoria
- Divers from Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games