Troy Dumais

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Troy Dumais
Personal information
Full nameTroy Matthew Dumais
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 44)
Ventura, California
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport Diving
College team University of Texas
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London 3 m synchro
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Perth 1 m springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Montreal 3 m springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome 3 m springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Rome 3 m synchro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 Montreal 3 m synchro
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 3 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo 3 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Santo Domingo 3 m synchro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard

Troy Matthew Dumais (born January 21, 1980) is an American competitive diver from California. Dumais has competed for the United States at four Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal in the synchronized 3m in 2012. He attended the University of Texas at Austin.

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Life and career

Dumais was raised in a family of divers and swimmers, and in 1994 was named Southern Pacific Association Diver of the Year in his class, as were all his siblings. [1]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Dumais finished 6th in the men's springboard and 4th in the men's synchronized springboard with David Pichler. [2] Dumais placed 6th in the 2004 Summer Games Men's 3m Synchronized Spring Board with his brother, Justin Dumais. He also placed 6th at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's 3m Individuals, making that his third 6th-place Olympic finish in a row. [2] With diving teammate Kristian Ipsen, he took the silver medal in the Men's 3m Synchronized Springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, and the bronze medal in the Men's 3m Synchronized Springboard finals at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

A son of Marc and Kathleen Dumais, Troy Dumais has three brothers and one sister: Justin (born August 13, 1978), Brice (born April 23, 1981), Leanne (born July 2, 1984), Dwight (born June 23, 1986). Marc Dumais was a professional French Canadian hockey player and tennis player. Troy Dumais previously trained under coaches Van Austin, Tom Scotty and Jeff Shaffer. He also played football, hockey, tennis, basketball and baseball.

Dumais was named USA Diving's Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 1997. In 2006, he received the Sullivan Award, and in 2002 was the recipient of the Men's All-Around Award. He was the 2002 NCAA Division I 1-meter and 3-meter champion, who was fifth on platform. He earlier received the 2001 Men's All-Around Award at Indoor Nationals, 2001 NCAA 1-meter and 3-meter champion, 2000 NCAA 3-meter and 1-meter champion, platform silver medalist, and 1999 NCAA 3-meter champion and silver medalist on 1-meter and platform. He earned 19 junior titles, and currently holds the record for most junior titles. In addition, he placed third on platform at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Earlier in 1995, Dumais became the first U.S. junior diver to win two world junior titles since 1979 with gold medals on 1- and 3-meter. While at Buena High School, he was a four-time high school All-American and his team's MVP. [3]

US National Championships

At the 2011 US National Championships in August, Dumais teamed with Kristian Ipsen to win the synchronized men 3-meter springboard at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center. [4]

2012 Summer Olympics

In June 2012 Dumais gained the second spot representing the United States in the 3m springboard individual event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics the following month. He also, along with his 3m synchro partner Kristian Ipsen, qualified at the same U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in Federal Way, Washington to represent the United States at the games. In making the 2012 United States Olympic team, Dumais equals the record set by Greg Louganis of having been the only diver selected to represent the United States at four Olympiads.

Ipsen and Dumais won the bronze in the synchronized 3m on August 1 with a score of 446.7. [5] The duo's medal along with David Boudia and his partner Nicholas McCrory's bronze in the synchronized 10m platform were the first Olympic medals of any kind in diving for the United States since 2000 and the first for a U.S male diver since 1996 in Atlanta when Mark Lenzi won the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard.

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References

  1. "USA Diving.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Troy Dumais at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Beth Harris, Ipsen, Viola wins diving titles at US nationals [ dead link ], Associated Press, August 13, 2011
  5. USA 3-for-3 at Olympic Games as Dumais and Ipsen claim bronze Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine , USADiving.org, August 1, 2012