Tom daley and his diving partner pete waterfield have failed to reach the podium in the 10m platform diving competition, finishing fourth, despite huge support inside the aquatics centre. Alexandre despatie, one of the most successful canadian athletes of all time on the. Pages in category divers at the 2012 summer olympics the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Jul 27, 2012 rachel bugg womens 10m platform synchronised. Unlike the times day by day narrative, tocb opts to go with an az guide. Tom daley and pete waterfield miss medal after fourthdive. Such a rule means diving has one of the lowest age restrictions of all olympic sports and allowed a.
He is also a 37time canadian senior diving champion, and nine. A wunderkind when he first arrived on the scene at at the 1998 commonwealth games, despatie heads towards to the 2012 london olympics as more the aging gunslinger. To his efforts he was named fina world diver of the year for 2012. Canadian olympian alexandre despatie retires from diving. The times effort is more evocative of the mood that swept through london 2012 at the time, being as it is compiled from reports from the newspaper during the olympics. Diving london 2012 olympic games abc news australian. Voir plus didees sur le theme plongeur, plongeurs, sport olympique. Nathan adrian won 2 golds and a silver in 2012 london olympics. Alexandre despatie of canada dives the quad during the canada cup 2012 dive competition in montreal on may 6, 2012. Speakers spotlight represents alexandre despatie, olympic medalist and host. Diver alexandre despatie perseveres through injury to compete in fourth olympics by cathal kelly sports columnist sun. The 2012 games had competitions in eight events men and women events each of. Aug 06, 2012 alexandre despatie at the 2012 london olympics.
Paul biedermann paul biedermann of germany prepares to compete in the final of. The defending 3meter springboard diving olympic champion, russias ilya zakharov, will not retain his title at the 2016 rio games. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Although people often think water when they think about olympic diving, the sport originally was born out of gymnastics, not swimming. The 2012 summer london olympic games are coming to london england. Follow the diving action of the 2012 summer olympics in london, uk at. Alexandre despatie will dive at london olympics cbc sports. Alexandre despatie had every right to be ordinary in final olympic event of his stellar career. Diving canada announced monday the nine athletes it plans to send to this summers london olympics, headlined by fourthtime olympians alexandre despatie and emilie heymans. There isnt much to say about this except for that at the time of writing, there may be a 2012 edition, which will update from the last 2004 olympics which is covered in this particular edition.
At the 2004 summer olympics in athens, greece, he won the silver medal in the. The silver medalist on the 3m board both at the athens games and in 2008, he is canadas most experienced diver and his fourth olympic appearance at the london games should be a breeze. Germanys stephan feck was consigned to the olympic blooper reel after he landed flat on his back on a crazy night of diving mishaps in the first round of the mens springboard at the aquatics centre. All the best photo and video highlights of diving at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more.
Diver despatie preparing for another olympic challenge in. Despite training injury, canadian alex despatie says hes. Despatie broke onto the international scene when he was just years old, capturing gold in the 10m platform at the 1998 commonwealth games in kuala lumpur. Tom daley produced six consistent dives to qualify easily for saturdays 10m platform final 20. Jul 28, 2012 despite training injury, canadian alex despatie says hes ready for fourth olympics. Canadian diver alexandre despatie, a medal contender for the london olympics, is in a madrid hospital recovering from surgery to close a gash on his head suffered in training. He missed most of 2011 because of bursitis and tendinitis in his left knee. Stephen freck got a 0 0 0 after his dive as he dived flat on his back no olympic copyright infringement intented. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion in all three individual categories 1, 3 and 10 m platform. Alexandre despatie bio, stats, and results olympics at. The australians were last after two rounds before coming up big on their last dive to hold off the canadian pair jennifer abel and pamela ware.
Team canada alexandre despatie is the most successful male diver in. Just six weeks before london 2012, he struck his head off the diving board in a. A twotime olympic medalist and the only diver to have been world champion in three. From 1928 to 1996, the diving gramme pro comprised two events platform and springboard. The russian nailed his final dive and won gold by a healthy margin of 14 points. China wins synchro gold as diver wu minxia makes history. Ann patchett on why we need lifechanging books right now. And last month, he had a brush with disaster when he hit his head on the board. Games this summer in london, he will have to perfect dive 190c, the forward 4. Members of australias olympic diving team get in position for a dive in brisbane on may 29, 2012. Alexandre despatie team canada official olympic team website. Tom daley makes london 2012 olympics diving final bbc sport.
Alexandre despatie why i watch the summer olympics. Despatie, heymans top list of canadian olympic divers cbc. Alexandre despatie performs a dive during a training session for the london games in 2012. Canadian diver alexandre despatie has cleared a psychological hurdle in. Despatie hit his head on the board in madrid in june 2012, requiring. Perhaps its because hes fought his way back from a concussion to participate in the london olympics something that wasnt a sure thing back in june. Media in category 2012 summer olympics divers the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. London 2012 olympic games the official book press association sport, coe, sebastian on. Official profile of olympic athlete alexandre despatie born 08 jun 1985, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Media in category diving at the 2012 summer olympics the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Jul 30, 2012 tom daley and his diving partner pete waterfield have failed to reach the podium in the 10m platform diving competition, finishing fourth, despite huge support inside the aquatics centre. Aug 07, 2012 stephen freck got a 0 0 0 after his dive as he dived flat on his back no olympic copyright infringement intented. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content.
Alexandre despatie is one of canadas mostaccomplished athletes in diving, and. Members of australias olympic diving team get in position for a dive in brisbane on. Diving canada says he lost his balance on takeoff and his head struck the. Alexandre despatie retires from diving cbc sports cbc. Alexandre despatie in hospital after diving mishap cbc. Getty images canadas alexandre despatie competes in the mens 3m springboard preliminary round during the diving event at the london 2012 olympic games on august 6, 2012 in london. Athletes must also be 14 by the end of an olympic year to able to compete at london 2012. Canadian olympian diver alexandre despatie performs a dive. After disappointing in the preliminaries, it was a timely return to form for the briton. Just prior to the 2012 olympic games, alexandre suffered a horrific head. Alexandre despatie is a canadian diver and broadcaster from laval, quebec.
Miranda was finally able to dive for canada at the 2008 olympics in beijing and finished 5th in the 3m synchro with despatie. The diving featured 6 athletes representing 25 countries. Tom daley and peter waterfield practising i took my seat in the gantry for the diving three hours early i know, i know, it is a bit ridiculous but i wanted to ensure i got a prime slot. China was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with six golds and ten in total. Kai and zakharov swapped the lead throughout the competition with the fate of the olympic championship only being decided on the last round of dives. Jul 30, 2012 tom daley and peter waterfield practising i took my seat in the gantry for the diving three hours early i know, i know, it is a bit ridiculous but i wanted to ensure i got a prime slot. Alexandre despatie olympic medalist speakers spotlight.
Such a rule means diving has one of the lowest age restrictions of all olympic sports and allowed a 14. The british olympic association boa has announced today 12 athletes officially selected to represent team gb in the sport of diving at the london 2012 olympic games. The diving had 6 athletes representing 25 countries. The seriously intense olympic diving events you see today are the descendants of 17th century fun and games of german and swedish acrobats, who moved their equipment outside in the hot summers and practiced. Canadian olympic diver despatie hits head during practice the. Winter games in vancouver during a brief break from training for the 2012 games. Diver alexandre despatie qualifies for london olympics. Jun 04, 20 canadian olympian alexandre despatie retires from diving. It loses a little something for that when telling the story of london 2012. A complete reference book, this gives every result of every event current and discontinued in olympic history. All divers must be at least 14 years old on or by 31 december 2012.
Diving at the 2012 summer olympics simple english wikipedia. Canadian diver alexandre despatie, a medal contender for the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of olympic games books online. July 5, 2012 alexandre despatie will go for his third olympic medal in london after winning silvers on the 3m springboard in 2004 and. Alexandre despatie goes from backyard pool to hall of. Gold medalists he zi, left, and wu minxia, right, pose after the 3 meter synchronized diving at the aquatics centre in the olympic park during the 2012 summer olympics in. Aug 02, 2012 alexandre despatie, also known as the bulge of beijing, has seen three olympics in his career already.
Diving 2012 summer olympics london, uk olympics espn. Maximum power, utmost precision needed to perform the quad. Everything you need to know about the diving tournament at the london 2012 olympic games. Aug 08, 2016 the australians were last after two rounds before coming up big on their last dive to hold off the canadian pair jennifer abel and pamela ware.
Despatie clears hurdle by completing dive that landed him in hospital. Despatie, ross secure spots in mens diving at london olympics. Canadian diver alexandre despatie perseveres the globe. Alexandre despatie is the most successful male diver in canadian history, his career highlighted by a pair of olympic silver medals. Alexandre went on to win a silver medal at the 2004 summer olympics in. Canadas alexandre despatie advances to diving final. Alexandre despatie olympic medalist threetime world champion. Despite training injury, canadian alex despatie says hes ready for fourth olympics. A twotime olympic medalist and the only diver to have been world champion in three world championship categories, he is also the holder of 42 canadian national titles. Alexandre despatie in hospital after diving mishap cbc sports. The star canadian diver alexandre despatie is recovering after hitting his head.
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