Lois Toulson

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Lois Toulson
Personal information
Full nameLois Mae Toulson
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 22)
Huddersfield, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportDiving
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest Mixed 10m synchro
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 10m platform
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Women's 10m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Mixed 10m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 10 m synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kyiv 10m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kyiv Mixed 10m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tokyo 10 m synchro
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 10m

Lois Mae Toulson (born 26 September 1999) is a British diver. A specialist in the 10 metre platform, she won the gold medal at the inaugural European Games in 2015, and the senior European title in 2017. She competed in the women's synchronized ten metre platform event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Tonia Couch.[1] She won silver in mixed 10m platform synchro at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships with Matty Lee, and gold in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships with Eden Cheng.

Career[]

Having made her first senior international appearance at the 2015 European Championships. She also competed in the first European Games where she claimed gold; she closed her first senior season with individual gold and silver medals at FINA Grand Prix events in Singapore and Malaysia.[2]

2017[]

At the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv, Toulson won two golds, first in 10m platform,[3] and in the mixed 10m platform synchro with diving partner Matty Lee.[4]

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Toulson and Lee won silver in the 10m mixed synchro.[5]

2018[]

At the 2018 British Diving Championships, Toulson won the women's 10m platform event, scoring 336.90 points.[6]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Toulson partnered with Eden Cheng in the women's 10 metre synchro platform and won a gold medal.[7] Toulson also partnered with Matty Lee to win silver in the mixed synchronised 10m platform.[8]

2021[]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Toulson and Cheng won silver in synchronised 10m platform, thereby securing their qualification to the Olympics.[9] They also won silver in Synchronised 10m platform two weeks later at the European Championships.[10] At the 2020 Olympics, the pair finished seventh in the synchronized 10 metre platform after a poor start.[11][12]

Personal life[]

Toulson has been in a relationship with fellow Team GB diver Jack Laugher since 2017.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lois Toulson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Full name: Lois Mae Toulson
  2. ^ "Lois Toulson". Rio2016. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson wins gold for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson and Matty Lee win Great Britain's third gold". BBC Sport. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hope, Nick. "World Aquatics Championships: Lois Toulson and Matty Lee win diving silver". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Woods, Mark (7 August 2018). "Teenagers Cheng and Toulson win diving gold at European Championships". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Result - SYNCHRONISED 10m PLATFORM MIXED - FINAL". European Championships. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Toulson, Cheng secure Olympic qualification while Laugher, Goodfellow win gold". Swimming.org. 2 May 2021.
  10. ^ Hope, Nick. "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson & Eden Cheng win 10m silver". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Lois Toulson and Eden Cheng bounce back from nervy opening in Olympic final". Swimming.org. 27 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Diving - TOULSON Lois - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ Bloom, Ben (13 July 2017). "Jack Laugher and Chris Mears back on track after Olympic gold almost ended career". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. ^ Hope, Nick (12 July 2019). "Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson: Dating, diving and dining a 'recipe for success'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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