Laura

Wilkinson

Personal

Personal: Daughter of Edward and Linda Wilkinson...Personal: has one brother, Robert (born 6/4/73)...Personal: married Eriek Hulseman on Sept. 7, 2002...Personal: nicknames are La-La and Wilkie...Personal: Laura greatly appreciates the support she receives from her family...Personal: has two dogs and two cats...Personal: enjoys  drawing, writing, reading and making collages...Personal: Prior to the Sydney Olympics, she made a collage with pictures and cutouts from magazines that inspired her or made her laugh and she's started cutting up magazines for a collage to inspire her going into the Beijing Games...Personal: volunteers with children's organizations and does speaking engagements...Personal: a gymnast for seven years...Personal: has been diving since age 15...Personal: enjoys all of her dives...Personal: trains six or more hours a day, six days a week...Personal: listens to music or plays cards, talks and laughs between dives during a contest...Personal: before every dive recites Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."...Personal: has her own web site, www.laurawilkinson.com...Personal: Likes to watch the movie "Miracle" for inspiration before big meets.

Career Highlights

• 2005 World Championship platform gold medalist
• 2004 World Cup platform gold medalist
• 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist
• 1998 Goodwill Games platform gold medalist
• 1995 World Cup bronze medalist in platform synchro
• 2000, 2004 and 2005 USA Diving Athlete of the Year
• 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team member
• 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 World Cup team member
• 2005 World Championships team co-captain
• 1998, 2003, 2005 , 2007 World Championship team member
• 2003 Pan American Games team member
• 1998 and 2001 Goodwill Games team member
• 19-time U.S. national champion
• 14-time U.S. national team member
• 8-time NCAA All-American
• 1997 and 1999 NCAA champion
• 2005 World Championship platform gold medalist
• 2004 World Cup platform gold medalist
• 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist
• 1998 Goodwill Games platform gold medalist
• 1995 World Cup bronze medalist in platform synchro
• 2000, 2004 and 2005 USA Diving Athlete of the Year
• 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team member
• 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 World Cup team member
• 2005 World Championships team co-captain
• 1998, 2003, 2005 , 2007 World Championship team member
• 2003 Pan American Games team member
• 1998 and 2001 Goodwill Games team member
• 19-time U.S. national champion
• 14-time U.S. national team member
• 8-time NCAA All-American
• 1997 and 1999 NCAA champion

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 9th (10m Platform - Women)
• Olympic Games Athens 2004, 5th (10m Platform - Women)
• Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (10m Platform - Women), 5th (10m Platform Synchro - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2007 – 4th (10m Platform - Women)
• Years of participation: 10m Platform - Women 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007; 10m Platform Synchro - Women 2003, 2005
• Medals: 1 (1 gold)
• Gold – 2005 (10m Platform - Women)