Maria Polyakova

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Maria Yuryevna Polyakova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Полякова; born 8 May 1997) is a Russian diver. She is a European Games and European champion. Polyakova also competed in NCAA diving for the UCLA Bruins, becoming UCLA’s first national champion in women’s diving, and graduating as the university’s record holder in both the 1 and 3 metres.[1][2] She was named Pac-12 Diver of the Year in 2017 and 2019.[3]

Maria Polyakova
Personal information
Native nameМария Полякова
Full nameMaria Yuryevna Polyakova
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 3 m synchronized
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 1 m springboard
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 3 m synchronized
Representing UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 3 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Austin 1 m

Polyakova has qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal life

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Maria was born on 8 May 1997. She was a student-athlete majoring in linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 2019.[5][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maria Polyakova - UCLA Bruins diving". Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 NCAA Championships results". Dive Meets. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "UCLA's Maria Polyakova takes home Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Year honors". Yahoo Sports. April 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Maria Polyakova Qualifies for Olympics in 3M Diving". Pac-12. June 5, 2021.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Прыгунья в воду Полякова рассказала, что соревновательный опыт к ЧМ набирала в США". РИА Спорт. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

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