Nathan Zsombor-Murray
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Full name | Nathan Milner Zsombor-Murray |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | April 28, 2003
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Club | Pointe-Claire Diving Club |
Medal record |
Nathan Milner Zsombor-Murray (born April 28, 2003) is a Canadian diver in the platform (10 metre) events.[1] He represented Canada at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]At the age of 14, Zsombor-Murray made his World Championships debut in 2017, where he finished in fifth place in the mixed 10 m synchro event with Meaghan Benfeito.[2] At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner Vincent Riendeau finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event.[3] Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4] In the individual event, Zsombor-Murray finished in sixth.
2021
[edit]At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, Zsombor-Murray and Riendeau won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth.[5] In June 2021, Zsombor-Murray was officially named to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
In July 2021, Zsombor-Murray won the individual 10 m platform competition at the Canadian trials with two perfect dives. This qualified him to also compete in the individual event in Tokyo.[7][8]
At the Olympics he finished fifth in the synchronized 10 metre platform event with partner Riendeau but he narrowly missed the final of the 10 metre platform competition, finishing in 13th.[9]
2022
[edit]At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Zsombor-Murray won the bronze medal in the synchronized 10 m platform event with partner Rylan Wiens.[10] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform event alongside Rylan Wiens[11] and came 4th in the men's 10 metre platform event.[12]
2024
[edit]Wiens and Zsombor-Murray won the bronze medal in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform at the 2024 Olympics.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nathan Zsombor-Murray". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Benfeito 5th at synchronized diving worlds". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. July 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Vincent Riendeau et Nathan Zsombor-Murray glissent" [Vincent Riendeau and Nathan Zsombor-Murray slip]. www.journaldemontreal.com/ (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. July 15, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Lidbetter, Mark (August 14, 2019). "Pan-Am medals for local divers". The Suburban. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- ^ Morrison, Chloe (May 1, 2021). "Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray plunge to Tokyo 2020 qualification". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Diving Plongeon Canada Announces Format and Competition Details for the 2021 Canadian Diving Trials". www.diving.ca/. Diving Canada. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Faria, Chris (July 1, 2021). "Diving Trials: Zsombor-Murray, Wiens, Toth qualify for Tokyo". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (July 2, 2021). "Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nathan ZSOMBOR-MURRAY | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (June 28, 2022). "New Canadian diving duo Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Rylan Wiens earn world bronze". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Synchronised 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Men's 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at World Aquatics
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at Diving Canada
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at Team Canada
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at Olympedia
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at Olympics.com
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nathan Zsombor-Murray at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
- Nathan Milner Zsombor-Murray at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Canadian male divers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- Olympic divers for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in diving
- Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games divers for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
- Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in diving
- Divers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Divers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Divers from Montreal
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen