Oliver Dingley

Diving

BIOGRAPHY

Oliver, whose grandmother hails from Spike Island in Cork, was Ireland’s first Olympic diver in 68 years in Rio 2016 where he finished eighth with his PB of 442.90 points. In 2018 he was eighth at the European Championships and seventh at the World Cup in China. In May 2021 he qualified for his second Olympics by making the semi-finals of the World Cup in Tokyo. He is a student of film and broadcasting at DIT.

Gender

Male

Discipline

3m Springboard

Date Of Birth

November 24, 1992

Hometown

Harrowgate/Dublin

OTHER DIVING ATHLETES

Jake Passmore

Ciara McGing

Tanya Watson

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