Vincent Riendeau (born December 13, 1996) is a Canadian elite diver. He won a silver medal at the 2015 FINA World Championships in the 10 m mixed synchro event and a silver medal at the

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in the 10 m synchro event. He competed at several

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and

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events.

Career

He was selected as part of the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 games in

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and competed in the 10m platform alongside Maxim Bouchard. At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner

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finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event. Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the

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, Peru. At the

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, Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth. In June 2021, Riendeau was officially named to represent Canada at the

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Vincent Riendeau
at Diving Plongeon Canada * 1996 births Canadian male divers Living people Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Divers from Montreal Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2015 Pan American Games Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Olympic divers for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Pan American Games medalists in diving Divers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub