Reuben Ross (born December 5, 1985) is a Canadian
diver. He won a gold medal in the men's 3m or 3m synchronized events at the Canadian Nationals from 2008 to 2011 .
["Diving Plongeon Canada, Reuben Ross"](_blank)
Retrieved April 5, 2012. Ross competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 3m springboard synchronized event with
Alexandre Despatie.
In 2011, Ross earned sixth place in the 3m event at the FINA World Championships. He won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with Despatie in the 3m synchro adding to his individual silver in the 3m.
In 2012, he finished 10th in the 3m springboard event at the FINA World Cup and finished fifth in the 3m synchro event with partner Alexandre Despatie.
Ross grew up in
Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan
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,
and currently lives in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
Alberta
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with his wife and two children.
Accomplishments
* 2011: Gold medal on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships in Edmonton
* 2011: Gold medal on 3m synchro at the Winter Senior National Championships (with
Alexandre Despatie)
* 2010: Gold medal on 3m synchro springboard at the Commonwealth Games (with
Alexandre Despatie)
* 2009: Bronze medal on 3m synchro springboard at the World Aquatics Championships (with
Alexandre Despatie)
* 2009: Gold medal on 3m at ACC Conference championships
* 2009: Gold medal on 1m and 3m at Winter Senior National Championships in Calgary
* 2008: Gold medal on 3m at the
NCAA Men's Div I Diving Championships
* 2008: Gold medal on 3m, 10m and 10m synchro with
Riley McCormick
Riley McCormick (born August 25, 1991) is a Canadian diver. He placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also placed 11th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in ...
at the Winter Senior National Championships
* 2006: Silver medal on 3m synchro and 4th place on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships
Civil Engineering degree from the University of Miami.
External links
Profile on Diving Canada official sitePersonal diving blog
References
1985 births
Living people
Olympic divers for Canada
Canadian male divers
Divers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Divers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
Pan American Games competitors for Canada
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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