Diver Andrew Capobianco Left His Last Olympics With Silver But Hopes To Do Things Differently In Paris
The 24-year-old is looking to land a spot on the team headed to Paris at the upcoming trials.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9''
Age
35
Hometown
Lafayette, IN
Education
Purdue University
Quick Facts
- Son of Jim and Sheilagh Boudia
- In October 2012, he married his wife, Sonnie
- The couple has two daughters, Dakoda (2014) and Mila (2017) and one son Knox (2019)
- David has two sisters, Shaila and Shauni
- Released his first book, Greater than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption (Nelson Books, 2016)
- Has been diving since 2000
- He learned under Olympic coach John Wingfield until he began he college career at Purdue in the fall of 2008
- David's ultimate goal was to win an Olympic gold medal, which he accomplished at the London Games
- Enjoys anything competitive (football, basketball and soccer), reading, video games, and hanging out with friends
- Graduated with a degree in communications from Purdue in 2013
Career Highlights
- 21-time national champion
- 2014 World Cup bronze medalist (10-meter synchro)
- 2008 World Cup bronze medalist (10-meter individual)
- Six-time World Cup team member (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist (10-meter synchro)
- Member of U.S. national team since 2005
- Eight-time USA Diving athlete of the year (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Six-time NCAA champion (3-meter and platform in 2009, 1-meter and 3-meter in 2010, 2011) while competing for Purdue
- Swept the three diving events at the 2009 and 2011 Big Ten Championships, becoming the first Big Ten diver to win all three events twice (he also won titles on 3-meter and platform in 2010)
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (10m Platform Synchro - Men), bronze (10m Platform - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (10m Platform - Men), bronze (10m Platform Synchro - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 5th (10m Platform Synchro - Men), 10th (10m Platform - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 5th (3m Springboard - Men)
- Years of participation: 3m Springboard - Men 2019; 10m Platform - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; 10m Platform Synchro - Men 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015; Team Event - Mixed 2015
- Medals: 5 (4 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2015 (10m Platform - Men); 2013 (10m Platform - Men); 2011 (10m Platform - Men); 2009 (10m Platform Synchro - Men)
- Bronze – 2007 (10m Platform Synchro - Men)
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