Anton Down-Jenkins
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 6 September 1999 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | Men’s 3m, Men’s 3m Synchronised, Mixed 3m Synchronised |
| University team | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Partner | Elizabeth Cui, Liam Stone |
| Coached by | Yaidel Gamboa |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 8th - Men’s 3m |
Anton Down-Jenkins (born 6 September 1999) is a New Zealand Olympic diver who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Down-Jenkins represented New Zealand at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games where he placed 8th in the 3m syncronised and 14th in the individual 3m springboard.
Down-Jenkins got his Olympic quota for individual 3 m springboard at the 2021 Diving World Cup, Olympic Qualification Event, held in Tokyo, in May 2021. The Wellingtonian, who competes in the 3m springboard, placed 10th at the event, New Zealand's best ever finish at a Diving World Cup.[1][2]
He competed in the individual 3m springboard event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the first male diver to compete for New Zealand at the Olympics since 1984.[1] He qualified for the finals, finishing 8th out of 12 divers,[3] from an original field of 29 in the competition.[4]
Down-Jenkins is Māori; his iwi affiliation is Te Arawa.[5]
He is now based at the University of North Carolina.[6] He is openly part of the LGBTQIA+ community and identifies as queer.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "Anton Down-Jenkins becomes first NZ male diver in 37 years to make Olympic Games". Stuff. 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Down-Jenkins set to be New Zealand's first male Olympic diver in almost 40 years". New Zealand Olympic Team. 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Men's 3m Springboard Final - Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anton Down-Jenkins 'makes history' with eighth place finish in diving". NZ Herald. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Te Arawa athlete Anton Down-Jenkins "pretty surprised" to be Aotearoa's first Olympic diver in 37 years". Te Karere, TVNZ. 2021.
- ^ "Anton Down-Jenkins – Swimming & Diving". University of North Carolina Athletics.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: 10 inspiring gay and bisexual male athletes to look out for". Attitude.co.uk. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links[]
- Anton Down-Jenkins at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Anton Down-Jenkins at Olympedia
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