James Denny (born 20 September 1993) is a British diver from

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who specialises in events from the 10 m platform.

Career

Denny started diving in 2005. His first achievements at international level came with the 2011 Junior European Championships where he classified 4th from the 1 m springboard and 6th from the 10 m platform. During the period 2011-2014 he competed at the British Championships, where he collected several medals. He represented

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at the

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, winning a silver medal alongside his partner

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in the 10 m platform synchro, and classifying 6th in the individual event. Also during the same year, he took part in the

2014 European Aquatics Championships The 2014 European Aquatics Championships took place from 13 to 24 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany. It was the 31st edition of the championships, and was held in a temporary facility placed in the centre of the Berlin Velodrome. Great Britain head ...

, where he missed on a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro event alongside

and achieved a 12th place in the individual final.

Results

Senior Results

References

External links

James Denny
at the City of Leeds Diving Club * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denny, James 1993 births Living people English male divers Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Leeds People educated at Garforth Academy Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games