David Boudia

David Boudia

David Boudia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name David Alasdair Boudia
Born (1989-04-24) April 24, 1989
Abilene, Texas
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Event(s) 10m, 10m synchro
College team Purdue University
Club National Training Center
Partner Steele Johnson
Former partner(s) Nick McCrory, Thomas Finchum
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London 10 m platform
2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro
2012 London 10 m synchro
2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m platform
World Championships
2015 Kazan 10 m platform
2013 Barcelona 10 m platform
2011 Shanghai 10 m platform
2009 Rome 10 m synchro
2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro
Pan American Games
2007 Rio 10 m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
2010 Changzhou Team
2008 Beijing 10 m platform

David Alasdair Boudia /boʊˈdaɪə/ (born April 24, 1989)[1] is an American diver. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He has also won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with Steele Johnson at the 2016 Olympics, and a bronze with Nick McCrory at the 2012 Olympics.

Early life

Born in Abilene, Texas,[2][3] Boudia's parents are Jim and Sheilagh Boudia. He graduated from Noblesville High School in 2007, and attended Purdue University.[4] He resides in West Lafayette, Indiana.[5]

He started diving in 2000, and has been a member of the U.S. National Diving Team since 2005.[5] Boudia once stated that a dive from the great height of an Olympic 10-meter platform once 'petrified' him.[6]

Diving career

Steele Johnson and David Boudia at the Rio Olympics

Boudia was named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and in the synchronized 10-meter platform event with former synchro partner Thomas Finchum. Boudia and Finchum were 2009 World Championship (Rome) Silver Medalists, and 2007 World Championship (Melbourne) Bronze Medalists. His past synchro partner is Nick McCrory. They are the 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalists.

He is the winner of the Big 10 Male Tower Diving event at the Big Ten Tournament, held in 2010 at Ohio State. He is the first American to break 600 points in six dives.

2012 Summer Olympic Games

In his first event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Boudia and his partner, Nicholas McCrory, won the bronze in the synchronized 10 metre platform with a total score of 463.47, finishing behind China (486.78) and Mexico (468.90).[7] It was the first Olympic medal for the United States in men's diving since the 1996 games in Atlanta. The United States had not made the podium in diving at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

In his second event, the 10 metre platform, Boudia barely advanced from the prelims placing eighteenth but then went on to finish third in the semi-finals to advance to the finals. In the sixth and last round, Boudia won gold with a total score of 568.65, finishing ahead of world champion Qiu Bo (566.85) and hometown favourite Tom Daley (556.95).[8] It was the first Olympic gold for the United States in diving since the 2000 Summer Olympics, when Laura Wilkinson won the gold in the women's 10-meter platform competition; the first Olympic gold in the 10-meter platform competition by an American male diver since Greg Louganis achieved that feat at the 1988 Summer Olympics (also taking the 3-meter springboard title); and the first Olympic diving gold for an American man since Mark Lenzi's victory in the 3-meter springboard competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

2016 Summer Olympic Games

Boudia partnered with Steele Johnson in the synchronized 10-meter platform dive at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. They won a silver behind the Chinese pair Chen Aisen and Lin Yue.[9] In the individual 10 metre platform event, Boudia won a bronze.[10]

Television

In November 2012, Boudia agreed to join Steve Foley as a judge on Splash.[11] This reality show premiered on ABC on March 19, 2013.[12]

Book

Boudia wrote an autobiography, Greater Than Gold, published by Thomas Nelson in 2016.[13][14]

Personal life

Boudia became a Christian in 2010 through the influence of his college diving coach Adam Soldati.[15] He openly referenced his religious beliefs in several interviews before, during, and after the 2012 Olympics.[16] In 2012, Boudia married Sonnie Brand, whom he met while studying at Purdue University. In October 2014, Boudia and his wife welcomed their first child, Dakoda.[17]

Major Competition Results

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Series

World Cup

Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ "David Boudia". Biographies. USA Diving. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "David Boudia". USA Diving. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Crawford, Bryan (26 July 2012). "USA Diving: David Boudia Has A Great Chance To Medal In London". SB Nation. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Men's Swimming and Diving". Purdue University. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  5. 1 2 David Boudia USA Diving. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015
  6. ↑ "2012 London Games: David Boudia dives into U.S. Olympic history". Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  7. ↑ Another medal for Team USA as Boudia and McCrory win bronze, USADiving.org, July 30, 2012
  8. ↑ "David Boudia of the U.S. Claims Diving Gold. Is China's Dominance on the Wane?". Time. August 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ Woods, David (August 8, 2016). "Divers David Boudia, Steele Johnson take silver in synchro". USA TODAY.
  10. ↑ Park, Alice (August 20, 2016). "U.S. Diver David Boudia Earns Bronze in 10m Platform". Time.
  11. ↑ Goldberg, Leslie (November 29, 2012). "Olympian David Boudia to Judge ABC's Celebrity Diving Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (January 9, 2013). "Olympic divers mix with celebs on reality TV shows". USA Today.
  13. ↑ Greater Than Gold.
  14. ↑ Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
  15. ↑ David Boudia (2012-09-17). "David Boudia's Testimony: "More Desirable than Gold". faithlafayette.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  16. ↑ Chad Bonham (2012-07-19). "A conversation with U.S. Olympic gold medalist diver David Boudia – Inspiring Athletes". Blog.beliefnet.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  17. ↑ "David Boudia".
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