Joshua

Hedberg

Quick Facts

• Son of Alina and Mark Hedberg
• He has an older brother, Jacob, who was also a diver
• Joshua likes to work out and listen to music
• He trains five hours a day, five days a week
• Started out as in trampoline and tumbling at age before starting to compete in diving at age 8
• When he qualified for trampoline/tumbling nationals and diving junior nationals in the same year, his parents asked him to choose, and he decided diving would be his focus moving forward
• He competed in her first diving junior nationals in 2016
• His favorite dive is 407C on 10-meter
• Likes to listen to alternative rock between dives (particularly Bilmuri, Don Broco, and Foster The People)
• His favorite diver is David Boudia, and his favorite book is Boudia's Greater Than Gold
• He would love to meet Greg Louganis because they share the same birthday
• Has a gluten allergy and says it can sometimes be challenging to find appropriate meals when away at competitions

Career Highlights

• World Junior Championships, Rio de Janeiro, 2024 (Team Event - Mixed, 10m Platform - Men)
• World Cup, Berlin, 2022 (10m Platform - Men)
• World Junior Championships, Montreal, 2022 (Team Event - Mixed, 10m Platform Synchro - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – 14th (10m Platform Synchro - Men), 19th (10m Platform - Men)
• Years of participation: 10m Platform - Men 2022, 2024; 10m Platform Synchro - Men 2024
• Top finish: 11th – 2022 (10m Platform - Men)