Kristian

Ipsen

Quick Facts

• Son of Kent and Yvette Ipsen
• Has a younger sister, Lauren
• Kristian has a degree in science technology and society with a focus in innovation, organizations and technology from Stanford
• His family owns a popular pizza restaurant, Skipolini’s Pizza, in the Bay Area
• Kristian has been diving since 1998 and was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd
• At age 8, he became the youngest diver to final on all three boards at the Junior National Championships and later became the youngest diver to win a junior national title
• Dove for coach Phil Tonne at Diablo Divers before starting his collegiate career at Stanford the fall of 2011

Career Highlights

• 14-time senior national champion
• National team member 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
• 2016 World Cup bronze medalist (3-meter)
• 2010 World Cup silver medalist (synchronized 3-meter)
• Three-time World Cup team member (2010, 2012, 2016)
• 2011 Pan American Games, sixth (3-meter individual), second (3-meter synchro)
• Three-time NCAA champion while competing for Stanford University
• Five-time Junior World Championships medalist (two gold, one silver, two bronze)
• 16-time junior national champion
• Five-time Junior Pan American Championships medalist (three gold, two silver)

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (3m Springboard - Men)
• Olympic Games London 2012, bronze (3m Springboard Synchro - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – 6th (1m Springboard - Men), 7th (3m Springboard Synchro - Men)
• Years of participation: 1m Springboard - Men 2013, 2015; 3m Springboard Synchro - Men 2009, 2011, 2015; 3m Springboard - Men 2011, 2013
• Medals: 1 (1 silver)
• Silver – 2009 (3m Springboard Synchro - Men)