James Connor
James Connor 
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| Nickname (s): | Jimmy | |||||||||
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 Australia
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| Discipline (s) : | Artistic / tower / synchronized jumping | |||||||||
| Society: | Gannets Diving Club | |||||||||
| Birthday: | May 5, 1995 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: | Clayton | |||||||||
| Size: | 177 cm | |||||||||
| Weight: | 68 kg | |||||||||
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James "Jimmy" Connor (born May 5, 1995 in Clayton ) is an Australian diver . He starts in artificial, tower and synchronized jumping.
Connor started diving at Gannets Diving Club in Melbourne . He has been training under Chen Xiangning at the Brisbane Performance Center since 2010 . His first international title fights were at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi , where he was the youngest high diver to ever take part in the games. He achieved ninth place in the individual competition in the final. The following year he celebrated his first national title win with Ethan Warren in the 10-meter synchronized jumping. Connor reached second place in the national Olympic elimination in diving in 2012 and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . There he did not get beyond the qualification with 20th place.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ James Connor: Diver reaches Olympic goal. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 25, 2012 ; accessed on July 27, 2012 (English).
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| SURNAME | Connor, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Connor, Jimmy (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian diver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1995 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clayton |