Emily Hallifax
Personal information | |
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Born | Nice, France | December 9, 2005
Sport | |
Sport | Diving |
Emily Hallifax (born 9 December 2005 in Nice) is a French athlete who competes in platform diving. She won two medals at the 2024 European Swimming Championships; silver in the 10 m platform and bronze in the 10 m synchro platform.[1]
Education
[edit]She attends Auburn University.[2]
Career
[edit]In her youth, Emily Hallifax first practiced high-level gymnastics, first in artistic gymnastics then acrobatic. She discovered diving at the age of 16 during the confinement period. For her first participation in the French Championships, she won a silver medal in the junior category and then joined INSEP.[3]
In 2023, she was French vice-champion in the individual 10m and she finished tenth in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the 10m synchro with her partner Jade Gillet .[citation needed]
In 2024, she won the silver medal at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in the individual 10-metre event, tied with Ukrainian diver Sofiya Lyskun, and added a bronze medal in synchronized diving with Jade Gillet.[citation needed]
She came in eighth at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Awards
[edit]European Championship | |||
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Year | Place | Medal | Type |
2024 | Belgrade (Serbia) | Silver | Platform 10 m |
2024 | Belgrade (Serbia) | Bronze | 10 m synchro platform |
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily HALLIFAX | Profile | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Lang, Taylor (2024-07-31). "Auburn University student competes in synchronized diving at Olympics". WVTM. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Emily Halifax". www.equipedefrance.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Hallifax finishes eighth in Olympic debut". Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2024-11-16.