Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez (born 31 July 1986) is a Mexican diver and represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, where she was her national team's flagbearer, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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. In 1987, the Espinosa Sánchez family moved to La Paz from

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with Paola, who was barely nine months old. In

in 2004, from speciality platform jumps of 10 meters, she placed in the individual jump and fifth in synchronized jumps. In the synchronized jumps, she participated with

Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortiz Galicia (born January 12, 1984, in Mexico City) is a Mexican athlete who competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal in the 10m Synchronized Platform with Paola E ...

, who was also an Olympic medalist. On August 8, 2008, she was the champion of the Mexico national team at the Opening ceremony of the

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at the

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. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Synchronized 10-meter Platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on 12 August 2008 with a score of 330.06. She won silver medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a score of 343.32 on Tuesday, 31 July 2012. Espinosa won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform at the

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with a score of 428.25. The silver medal was won by the

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athlete

Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin (; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese diver. Her most recent competition saw her win the synchronized 10 metre platform diving event with her partner Liu Huixia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Career Chen was bo ...

, who is also an Olympian, with a score of 417.60. The bronze medal was given to the

athlete Kang Li, who had a score of 410.35. In 2011, she participated at the

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where she won the gold medal at the 10-meter platform individual and synchronized events, as well as

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in the 3-meter synchronized

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event. She has won a total of 13 medals at the Pan American Games, 8 of them

. On Tuesday, 31 July 2012, in the Olympic Games in London, she won a silver medal in the 10-meter synchronized platform together with

Alejandra Orozco Alejandra Orozco Loza (born 19 April 1997 in Zapopan, Mexico) is a Mexican diver. In 2012, she participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the synchronized 10 metre platform event alongside world champion Paola Espinosa, winning a silver medal ...

, with a score of 343.32. She was also the champion of the Central America and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez 2010.

International Games

Olympic Games

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: Espinosa won the bronze medal in synchronized jumps from the 10-meter platform along with

during the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. She was commissioned to lead the Mexican delegation during the opening ceremony, carrying the national flag. She was fourth in the individual event, with Tatiana placing fifth. *

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: She won a silver medal in synchronized diving from the 10-meter level along with

during the London Olympic Games in 2012. She was competing in the Olympics while celebrating her 26th birthday. Espinosa thereby became the first Mexican athlete to get two medals in different Olympic events. In the individual jump, she came in sixth. * Río 2016: She competed in the 10-meter jump together with

during the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and finished sixth, while individually she finished fourth.

World Championships

* Barcelona 2003: Together with Laura Sánchez, she achieved third place in the synchronized jump from 3 meters, and with this, won the bronze medal. * Rome 2009: Rome was the place where she became a world champion. Paola won first in the 10-meter platform with perfect scores. Her victory made her the first Mexican diver to win a world title. * Shanghai 2011: During the 2011 championships, Paola was not able to defend her title. She finished third behind the

divers

and

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Pan-American Games

During the

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which were held in

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, she won, together with Laura Sánchez, two silver medals in synchronized diving, the first in 3-meter platform and the other in the 10-meter platform. Four years later, she was even more outstanding, having won three gold medals and one silver medal. On 26 October 2011, in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco,

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, she won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform. Central American and Caribbean Games She was recognized as the first athlete with the most number of medals from

in the

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. Her performance in the 21st edition of the games included earning a total of three medals; a

in the 10-meter platform, a

in the 1-meter

, and a

in the 3-meter springboard. University At

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in 2013, she won a bronze medal in the synchronized dive and fourth in the individual dive.

Swimwear

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