Sam Thornton (born 16 October 1996)[1] is an English diver.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1996 Baildon, West Yorkshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Club | City of Bradford Esprit Diving Club |
Diving career
editThornton first learnt to dive when he was 6 and was encouraged to take further lessons by a swimming teacher who saw potential is his diving. He was then spotted by a city of leeds diving coach and when he was 7 sam was asked to attend diving lessons at the Leeds International Pool, and has developed from there. As well as his diving commitments, sam also enjoys rugby at school and plays cricket for Thackley C.C.[2]
He lists his best achievements in diving so far as his first gold medal, at the age of 7 in the National novice competition, his silver medal on the highboard at the British junior elite competition.[2]
In 2009, in his first outdoor event, he also won 3 gold medals in 1m springboard, followed by success on the 3m and the platform, at the 16th Barcelona International Diving Championships.[3]
In 2011 he won a silver medal at the British Junior Elite competition.[4] and his first medal at senior level, the Bronze that he won at the Junior European Championshipsin June.[2]
In 2012 he won 3 gold medals at the British Gas National Diving Cup in January[5] and a silver medal at the Junior European Championshipsin June.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Twitter". Retrieved 28 July 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "SportsAid – Sam Thornton ::". Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Bradford divers jumping for joy (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "5 Ways to Get Fit for Free! Why Pay for the Privilege?". 3 December 2018.
- ^ "British Gas National Cup, Southend-on-Sea – January 2012 – Bradford Esprit". bradfordesprit.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Baildon diver Thornton eyes comeback after Euro blow (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
