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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (; born 11 September 2004) is a British professional diver. In her breakthrough year of 2022, she became a World junior, two-time European senior, two-time Commonwealth Games and two-time national senior champion across 10 metre platform and 10 metre synchronised platform events, as well as a World senior medalist in the team event. She made her international debut in 2018 as a thirteen year old, and won her first solo international gold medal at the 2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix. Later that year Spendolini-Sirieix was recognised as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. She won the gold for the women's individual 10 metre platform at her first Commonwealth Games, in 2022, the first English woman to win the event since 1966. Two weeks later, she became European Champion in the same event, representing Great Britain. Sirieix went on to win a further gold at each event in the synchronised discipline; in the women's event at the European Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchising, franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is currently operated by Camelot Group, to which the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007, but will be operated by Allwyn Entertainment Ltd from 2024. Prizes are paid as a lump sum (with the exception of the Set For Life which is paid over a set period) and are tax-free. Of all money spent on National Lottery games, around 53% goes to the prize fund and 25% to "good causes" as set out by UK Parliament, Parliament (though some of this is considered by some to be a form of "stealth tax" levied to support the National Lottery Community Fund, a fund constituted to support public spending). 12% goes to the UK Government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to operator Camelot, with 4% to cover operating costs and 1% as profit. From introduction in November 1994 until April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Junior Diving Championships
The FINA World Junior Diving Championships is a diving championship event organized by FINA for boys and girls. History First held in 1977. Results: Age groups (A and B): # Group A for divers from 16 to 18 years old. # Group B for divers from 14 to 16 years old. Editions Medals 2006 16th Fina World Junior Diving Championships 23.08.2006-27.08.2006 ÜBERSICHT HOME Platz Land Gold Silber Bronze 4. Platz 5. Platz 6. Platz 1. CHN 9 8 3 1 1 2. UKR 1 3 2 2 3 2 3. USA 1 1 1 2 1 4. MAS 1 1 2 5. JPN 1 1 6. AUS 1 1 7. CAN 1 2 5 1 8. RUS 1 5 2 3 9. GER 2 1 2 10. MEX 2 1 1 11. GBR 1 1 1 12. ITA 1 13. KOR 1 14. VEN 2 2008 17th FINA Junior Diving World Championships 16.09.2008-21.09.2008 ÜBERSICHT HOME Platz Land Gold Silber Bronze 4. Platz 5. Platz 6. Platz 1. CHN 13 6 4 2 2. RUS 1 2 4 2 1 1 3. GBR 2 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synchronised Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a Diving platform, platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnastics, gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008. History Plunging Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s. The exact origins of the sport are unclear, though it likely derives from the act of diving at the start of Swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
