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| Born | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) 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.
James began his diving career at the age of 8, at the Ringwood Aquatic Centre, and is a member of the Gannets Diving Club.
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. Connor also participated in the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he finished 9th in the 10 metre platform. 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.
See also
References
- "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.
External links
- James Connor's profile on the London 2012 Olympics website
- The aquatic and waterslide centre where James first dived.
- 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