Nathan Zsombor-Murray

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Nathan Zsombor-Murray
Personal information
Born (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 10 m synchro
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 10 m synchro
Diving World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tokyo 10 m synchro

Nathan Zsombor-Murray (born April 28, 2003) is a Canadian diver in the platform (10 metre) events.[1]

Career

At the age of 14, Zsombor-Murray made his

World Championships debut in 2017, where he finished in fifth place in the mixed 10 m synchro event with Meaghan Benfeito.[2] At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner Vincent Riendeau finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event.[3] Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4] In the individual event
, Zsombor-Murray finished in sixth.

2021

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, Zsombor-Murray and Riendeau won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth.[5] In June 2021, Zsombor-Murray was officially named to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

In July 2021, Zsombor-Murray won the individual 10 m platform competition at the Canadian trials with two perfect dives. This qualified him to also compete in the individual event in Tokyo.[7][8]

At the Olympics he finished fifth in the synchronized 10 metre platform event with partner Riendeau but he narrowly missed the final of the 10 metre platform competition, finishing in 13th.

2022

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Zsombor-Murray won the bronze medal in the synchronized 10 m platform event with partner Rylan Wiens.[9] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform event alongside Rylan Wiens[10] and came 4th in the men's 10 metre platform event.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Nathan Zsombor-Murray". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Benfeito 5th at synchronized diving worlds". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Vincent Riendeau et Nathan Zsombor-Murray glissent" [Vincent Riendeau and Nathan Zsombor-Murray slip]. www.journaldemontreal.com/ (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ Lidbetter, Mark (14 August 2019). "Pan-Am medals for local divers". The Suburban. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  5. ^ Morrison, Chloe (1 May 2021). "Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray plunge to Tokyo 2020 qualification". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Diving Plongeon Canada Announces Format and Competition Details for the 2021 Canadian Diving Trials". www.diving.ca/. Diving Canada. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ Faria, Chris (1 July 2021). "Diving Trials: Zsombor-Murray, Wiens, Toth qualify for Tokyo". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ Nichols, Paula (2 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ Harrison, Doug (28 June 2022). "New Canadian diving duo Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Rylan Wiens earn world bronze". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Men's Synchronised 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Men's 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

External links

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