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David Boudia Biography
Birth Name:
David Alasdair Boudia
Birth Place:
Abilene, Texas, United States
Profession
Diver
Fast Facts
- Made his first national team in 2005
- Finished 10th in the 10m platform in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
- In 2011, won the first U
- S
- medal at the World Championships since 1986--a silver on platform
- Is a six-time NCAA champion and 16-time national champion
- Won the gold medal in the 10m platform at the 2012 Olympics in London, also taking home the bronze in the synchronized 10m platform event with partner Nick McCrory
- Named USA Diving Athlete of the Year six times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- His first book, Greater than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption, was released in August 2016, just before the start of the Olympics
- Won a silver medal, with his partner, Steele Johnson, in the 10m synchronized platform at the 2016 Olympics in Rio; later picked up an individual bronze in the 10m platform
Relationships
- Dakoda -- Daughter
- Jim Boudia -- Father
- Sheilagh Boudia -- Mother
- Shaila -- Sister
- Shauni -- Sister
- Sonnie Brand -- Wife