Troy Matthew Dumais (born January 21, 1980) is an American competitive diver from

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. Dumais has competed for the United States at four Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal in the synchronized 3m in 2012. He attended the

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Life and career

Dumais was raised in a family of divers and swimmers, and in 1994 was named Southern Pacific Association Diver of the Year in his class, as were all his siblings. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Dumais finished 6th in the men's springboard and 4th in the men's synchronized springboard with

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. Dumais placed 6th in the 2004 Summer Games Men's 3m Synchronized Spring Board with his brother,

Justin Dumais Justin Dumais (born August 13, 1978, in Oxnard, California) is a former Olympic diver and current commercial airline pilot. He represented the United States in the 2004 Summer Olympics and placed 6th in the 3-meter synchronized spring board w ...

. He also placed 6th at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's 3m Individuals, making that his third 6th-place Olympic finish in a row. With diving teammate

Kristian Ipsen Kristian Ipsen (born October 20, 1992) is an American diver, who has been diving competitively since 1998. Diving alongside Troy Dumais, they took the silver medal in the synchronized 3 meter springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championshi ...

, he took the silver medal in the Men's 3m Synchronized Springboard at the

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, and the bronze medal in the Men's 3m Synchronized Springboard finals at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. A son of Marc and Kathleen Dumais, Troy Dumais has three brothers and one sister: Justin (born August 13, 1978), Brice (born April 23, 1981), Leanne (born July 2, 1984), Dwight (born June 23, 1986). Marc Dumais was a professional French Canadian hockey player and tennis player. Troy Dumais previously trained under coaches Van Austin, Tom Scotty and Jeff Shaffer. He also played football, hockey, tennis, basketball and baseball. Dumais was named USA Diving's Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 1997. In 2006, he received the Sullivan Award, and in 2002 was the recipient of the Men's All-Around Award. He was the 2002 NCAA Division I 1-meter and 3-meter champion, who was fifth on platform. He earlier received the 2001 Men's All-Around Award at Indoor Nationals, 2001 NCAA 1-meter and 3-meter champion, 2000 NCAA 3-meter and 1-meter champion, platform silver medalist, and 1999 NCAA 3-meter champion and silver medalist on 1-meter and platform. He earned 19 junior titles, and currently holds the record for most junior titles. In addition, he placed third on platform at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Earlier in 1995, Dumais became the first U.S. junior diver to win two world junior titles since 1979 with gold medals on 1- and 3-meter. While at Buena High School, he was a four-time high school All-American and his team's MVP.

US National Championships

At the 2011 US National Championships in August, Dumais teamed with

to win the synchronized men 3-meter springboard at

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2012 Summer Olympics

In June 2012 Dumais gained the second spot representing the United States in the 3m springboard individual event at the London

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the following month. He also, along with his 3m synchro partner Kristian Ipsen, qualified at the same U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in

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, Washington to represent the

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at the games. In making the 2012 United States Olympic team, Dumais equals the record set by

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of having been the only diver selected to represent the United States at four Olympiads. Ipsen and Dumais won the bronze in the synchronized 3m on August 1 with a score of 446.7.USA 3-for-3 at Olympic Games as Dumais and Ipsen claim bronze
USADiving.org, August 1, 2012 The duo's medal along with

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and his partner

Nicholas McCrory Nicholas Montgomery McCrory (born August 9, 1991) is an American psychiatrist, former diver and was a member of the national team from 2007 to 2014. He won his first international medal, a silver, at the World Junior Championship in 2006. At the ...

's bronze in the synchronized 10m platform were the first Olympic medals of any kind in diving for the United States since 2000 and the first for a U.S male diver since 1996 in Atlanta when

Mark Lenzi Mark Edward Lenzi (July 4, 1968 – April 9, 2012) was an American Olympic diver and diving coach. Lenzi was known for his Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games, and his Olympic bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic Games on the 3 m springb ...

won the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard.

References

External links

Troy Dumais official profile at USA DivingFact sheet at usadiving.org
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Life and career

US National Championships

2012 Summer Olympics

See also

References

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