Orlando Duque (born September 11, 1974 in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

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) is a Colombian high diver. He won the first ever Gold medal in the sport at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in

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Works

* ''High Diver. My Life on the Edge,'' PANTAURO, 2020.

References

Sportspeople from Cali Living people Male high divers Colombian male divers 1974 births World Aquatics Championships medalists in high diving 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub