Vincent Riendeau (diver)

Vincent Riendeau (born December 13, 1996) is a Canadian elite diver.[1][2] He won a silver medal at the 2015 FINA World Championships in the 10 m mixed synchro event and a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 10 m synchro event. He competed at several World Cups and Grand Prix events.[3][4][5][6]

Vincent Riendeau
Personal information
Full nameVincent Riendeau
Born (1996-12-13) December 13, 1996
Montreal, Quebec
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
ClubPointe-Claire Diving Club
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 KazanMixed 10 m synchro
Diving World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2021 TokyoSynchro 10 metre platform
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima 10 m platform
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place    2014 Glasgow 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place    2018 Gold Coast 10 m platform

Career

He was selected as part of the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 games in Rio and competed in the 10m platform alongside Maxim Bouchard.

At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event.[7] Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[8]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth.[9] In June 2021, Riendeau was officially named to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10][11]

References
  1. "Canadians team up for silver medal in Dubai". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "Vincent Riendeau". olympic.ca. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Story - Vancouver Sun". vancouversun.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. "Vincent Riendeau Making His Mark On Canadian Diving Scene | By Mike Hickey | The Suburban Newspaper". www.thesuburban.com. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25.
  5. "MeetControl / DiveMeets - Diver Profile". meetcontrol.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. "Canadian mixed synchro diving duo win silver medal in Mexico". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. "Vincent Riendeau et Nathan Zsombor-Murray glissent" [Vincent Riendeau and Nathan Zsombor-Murray slip]. www.journaldemontreal.com/ (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. Lidbetter, Mark (14 August 2019). "Pan-Am medals for local divers". The Suburban. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  9. Morrison, Chloe (1 May 2021). "Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray plunge to Tokyo 2020 qualification". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. "Diving Plongeon Canada Announces Format and Competition Details for the 2021 Canadian Diving Trials". www.diving.ca/. Diving Canada. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. Nichols, Paula (2 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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