James Denny (born 20 September 1993) is a British diver from Leeds who specialises in events from the 10 m platform.
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| Born | 20 September 1993 Leeds | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain
 England | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m Synchro | |||||||||||
| Club | City of Leeds Diving Club | |||||||||||
| Partner | Tom Daley | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDenny started diving in 2005. His first achievements at international level came with the 2011 Junior European Championships where he classified 4th from the 1 m springboard and 6th from the 10 m platform. During the period 2011-2014 he competed at the British Championships, where he collected several medals.[1]
He represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal alongside his partner Tom Daley in the 10 m platform synchro, and classifying 6th in the individual event.[2] Also during the same year, he took part in the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, where he missed on a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro event alongside Tom Daley[3] and achieved a 12th place in the individual final.
Results
editSenior Results
edit| Year | Event | Venue | 1m Springboard | 3m Springboard | 10m Platform | 3m Springboard Synchro | 10m Platform Synchro | |||||||||||||||
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| Preliminary | Final | Preliminary | Final | Preliminary | Final | Partner | Final | Partner | Preliminary | Final | ||||||||||||
| Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | |||||
| 2010 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield
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253.70 | 11 | did not advance | 252.65 | 19 | did not advance | 320.85 | 4 Q | 336.15 | 4 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2011 | British Diving Championships | Leeds
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317.50 | 4 Q | 338.05 | 4 | 284.25 | 13 | did not advance | 312.95 | 7 Q | 412.25 | 5 | — | — | |||||||
| 2012 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield
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— | — | 370.75 | 3 Q | 390.20 | 
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O. Dingley | 359.73 | 4 | J. Meszaros | — | 320.52 | 3 | |||||||
| 2013 | British Diving Championships | Plymouth
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— | — | 351.40 | 2 Q | 374.90 | 
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| 2013 | European Diving Championships |  Rostock
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— | — | 386.75 | 8 Q | 405.10 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield
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— | 388.10 | 1 Q | 434.45 | 
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— | O. Dingley | 386.19 |
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| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Edinburgh
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— | 394.05 | 6 Q | 410.90 | 6 | 408.40 | 6 Q | 397.65 | 6 | — | T. Daley | — | 399.36 |
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| 2014 | European Aquatics Championships | Berlin
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355.10 | 9 Q | 329.15 | 12 | — | 357.30 | 12 Q | 311.60 | 12 | — | T. Daley | 415.05 | 2 Q | 403.74 | 4 | |||||
| 2015 | British Diving Championships | Plymouth
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341.95 | 4 Q | 359.35 | 5 | 358.75 | 5 Q | 374.40 | 6 | — | — | M. Lee | — | 373.14 |
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References
edit- ^ "James Denny's profile". swimming.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Andy Bull (2 August 2014). "Tom Daley and James Denny claim silver but main event is yet to come". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ David McDaid (20 August 2014). "Tom Daley and James Denny miss out on European diving medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
External links
edit- James Denny at the City of Leeds Diving Club
- James Denny at World Aquatics
- James Denny at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- James Denny at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
