Blake Aldridge

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Blake Aldridge Diving
Personal information
Nationality: United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Discipline (s) : Tower / synchronized jumping
Society: Southampton Diving Academy
Crystal Palace Diving Club
Birthday: 4th August 1982
Place of birth: London
Size: 167 cm
Weight: 64 kg

Blake Aldridge (born August 4, 1982 in London ) is a British water diver and cliff diver . In water diving, he starts in the 10 m tower diving. He is the former dubbing partner of Thomas Daley .

Aldridge took part in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in part. Together with Daley he was eighth in the 10 m synchronous competition. There was an argument between him and Daley. While Aldridge was disturbing the media hype surrounding Daley, Daley complained that Aldridge was on the phone between the jumps. After Aldridge was involved in a scuffle in a nightclub in 2009 and injured himself so that he could not participate in the British Championships, Thomas Daley's father asked for a new partner for his son. Since then, the duo have not jumped together anymore. Aldridge also attracted attention in the following period due to scandals, but is now trying to concentrate conscientiously on diving and qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in his hometown.

Aldridge's best individual result is eighth in the 10 m high diving at the 2009 European Championships in Turin .

In 1999 Aldridge became World Junior Champion. He is multiple British champion. In 2010 he became European champion in cliff diving.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'Daley to blame' says partner ( memento of August 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) ITN , August 18, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Father eyes new partner for Daley" , BBC , May 5, 2011. (English)
  3. ↑ “Blake Aldridge wants career back after being cleared of assault” , The Telegraph , May 5, 2011. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Aldridge, Blake
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British diver
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH London