Vincent Riendeau (diver)

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Vincent Riendeau
Personal information
Born (1996-12-13) December 13, 1996 (age 27)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
ClubPointe-Claire Diving Club
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Mixed 10 m synchro
Diving World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tokyo Synchro 10 metre platform
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 10 m platform
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place     2014 Glasgow 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place     2018 Gold Coast 10 m platform

Vincent Riendeau (born December 13, 1996) is a Canadian elite

2015 FINA World Championships in the 10 m mixed synchro event and a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 10 m synchro event. He competed at several World Cups and Grand Prix events.[3][4][5][6]

Career

He was selected as part of the

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At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event.[7] Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[8]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth.[9] In June 2021, Riendeau was officially named to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Canadians team up for silver medal in Dubai". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Vincent Riendeau". olympic.ca. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Story - Vancouver Sun". vancouversun.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Vincent Riendeau Making His Mark On Canadian Diving Scene | By Mike Hickey | The Suburban Newspaper". www.thesuburban.com. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25.
  5. ^ "MeetControl / DiveMeets - Diver Profile". meetcontrol.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Canadian mixed synchro diving duo win silver medal in Mexico". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Lidbetter, Mark (14 August 2019). "Pan-Am medals for local divers". The Suburban. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  9. ^ Morrison, Chloe (1 May 2021). "Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray plunge to Tokyo 2020 qualification". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Nichols, Paula (2 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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