Mia Jolie Doucet Vallée (born March 22, 2001) is a Canadian diver in the springboard (1 and 3 metre) events.

Mia Vallée
Personal information
Full nameMia Jolie Doucet Vallée
Born (2001-03-22) March 22, 2001 (age 23)
Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 1 m springboard
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 3 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 3 m synchro

Career

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Vallée made her national team debut at the 2016 FINA Grand Prix.[1] At the 2022 FINA Grand Prix stop in Calgary, Vallée and partner Margo Erlam won the gold medal in the 3 metres synchro event, in their second competition together.[2] Vallée's strong performances in 2022 led her to be named to 2022 World Aquatics Championships team.[3] At the World Championships, Vallée won bronze in the one metre individual springboard event.[4][5] Later, Vallée followed the bronze medal with a silver medal finish in the three metre individual springboard event.[6][7][8] Vallée finished the event with a fifth place finish in the synchro 3 m event with partner Margo Erlam.[9]

In June 2022, Vallée was named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team.[10][11] She won a gold medal in the 1 metre springboard event[12] and bronze medals in the women's 3 metre springboard event[13] and women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Margo Erlam.[14] Vallée competes for the Miami Hurricanes on their swim and dive team. As a junior she was the 2022 NCAA national champion on the 1m springboard. [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Mia Vallée". www.diving.ca/. Diving Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Diving duo find quick chemistry, Grand Prix gold". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ Spencer, Donna (8 June 2022). "Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive into synchro partnership at Grand Prix in Calgary". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Canadian Press. Retrieved 15 June 2022. Zsombor-Murray and Wiens are among just six Canadians heading to Budapest alongside Calgary's Caeli McKay and Mia Elam, Mia Vallee of Kirkland, Que., and Victoria's Bryden Hattie.
  4. ^ "Canadian diver Mia Vallée bursts to bronze at world championships". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Canada's Vallée takes bronze in one-metre springboard at World Aquatics Championships". www.tsn.ca/. TSN. Canadian Press. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Canadian diver Mia Vallée captures silver for 2nd medal at world championships". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Canada's Vallee wins silver in three-metre springboard at World Aquatics Championship". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. Canadian Press. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. ^ Morrison, Chloe (2 July 2022). "Mia Vallée jumped back on the podium with silver at the FINA World Championships". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Canadian diving duo Mia Vallée, Margo Erlam fall short of podium on final day of worlds". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Canadian Diving Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.commonwealthsport.ca. Commonwealth Sport Canada. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Calgarians McKay, Vallée named to Canada's Commonwealth Games diving team". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Diving - Women's 1m Springboard results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Women's 3m Springboard". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ^ https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/mia-vallee/
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