María Betancourt (diver)

María Florencia Betancourt (born 26 December 1994) is a female diver from Venezuela. She won the gold medal in diving at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard,[1] and competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[2] and other competitions throughoutthe 2010s.

María Betancourt
Personal information
Full nameMaría Florencia Betancourt
Born (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 29)
Venezuela
Sport
Sportdiving

Career

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At the age of 16, Betancourt participated in the 2011 Pan American Games, in Zapopan, Mexico. She came in ninth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard,[3] sixth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 10 metre platform,[4] and, with teammate Lisette Ramirez, fifth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform.[5][6]

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she came in 17th in diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard,[7] and seventh in diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform.[8]

Betancourt won the gold medal in diving at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard,[1] in Santiago, Chile, also participating in the Women's 10 metre platform.[9]

At the 2016 World Diving Cup, however, Betancourt fell to 45th place.[10]

Betancourt also competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2018 South American Games, 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup.[11]

Following her competitive career, Betancourt became a show diver for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Betancourt y Pellicer, los campeones". 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Women's 1m Springboard startlist of the 2015 World Aquatic Championships". Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Women's 3m Springboard Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Diving Extended Results Women's 10m Platform Final". 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Women's Synchronized 10m Platform Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Produccion dorado llevo a Venezuala a la cima de la table", El Tiempo (23 November 2013), p. 23.
  7. ^ "2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard Final Results".
  8. ^ "2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform Final Results".
  9. ^ "The week in pictures: 28 November 2014". The Telegraph. 28 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Oro para mexicano Pacheco en Copa del Mundo de clavados". www.radiohc.cu. 23 February 2016.
  11. ^ "2021 Diving World Cup Results". fina.org.
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