Devon Diggle (born 15 June 1988 in Montreal, Quebec) is a male former water polo player from Canada.[1] He joined the senior Canadian national team in 2007. He was part of the Canadian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where they finished in 11th place.[3] He played for Dollard-des-Ormeaux. He trained at the Talisman Centre in Calgary.
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| Born | 15 June 1988 Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport | Water Polo | |||||||||||
| Club | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He studied at the University of Calgary.
Results
edit- 2010
- 5th place at Syracusa Invitational in Sicily, Italy
- 2009
- 8th place at World Championships in Rome
- 2008
- 11th place in the Beijing Olympic Games
- 4th place at the Olympic Qualifications in Romania
- 2007
- 13th place at the Junior World Championships in Los Angeles.
- 2nd leading scorer in the tournament
- World Championship appearances
- 2009 – 8th
- 2013 – 11th
- National titles
- 2004 U15
- 2005 U18, U22
- 2006 U22
- 2008 U22, senior
- 2009 Senior
- 2010 Senior
- Awards
- 3 times national championship Most Valuable Player
- 7 times All-Star
- 2 time Montreal Amateur Athlete of the Week.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Devon Diggle | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games". Olympic.ca. 15 June 1988. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Devon Diggle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "BCN 2013 Canadian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
edit- Devon Diggle at World Aquatics
- Devon Diggle at Team Canada
- Devon Diggle at Olympics.com
- Devon Diggle at Olympedia
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