Robert Alexis Páez Rodriguez (born 1 June 1994 in

Cumaná Cumaná () is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located east of Caracas. Cumaná was one of the first cities founded by Spain in the mainland Americas and is the oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in Sout ...

) is a

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n diver. He competed in the 3 m springboard at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Personal life

On 8 April 2018, Páez came out as

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1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Cumaná Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Venezuela Venezuelan male divers LGBTQ divers Venezuelan LGBTQ sportspeople Gay sportsmen Divers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Divers at the 2011 Pan American Games Divers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub