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Yasmin Harper

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Yasmin Harper
Harper in 2024
Personal information
Full nameYasmin Isis Harper
NationalityBritish
English
Born (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)
Chester, Cheshire, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportDiving
ClubCity of Sheffield
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 3 m synchro
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 3 m synchro
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 3 m springboard

Yasmin Isis Harper (born 28 July 2000) is a British diver.[1][2] She won a bronze medal in the 3m synchro springboard event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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Harper grew up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. She attended High Storrs School.[3]

Career

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Harper was a multiple British champion before she represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 1m and 3m springboard events.[2]

In May 2023, she dominated at the British Diving Championships, winning her third consecutive 1m springboard title, her second consecutive 3m springboard title and the 3m synchro title with Scarlett Mew Jensen.[4]

In July, 2023 she won a silver medal at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, diving with Mew Jensen again, in the 3m synchro springboard event. This sealed qualification for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] She was one of first British athletes at the Olympics to begin her competition on 27 July 2024, and subsequently won the bronze medal with Mew Jensen. This bronze was Great Britain’s first medal in women's diving for 64 years.[6][7] Later in the Games, Harper finished fifth in the individual three metre springboard.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Yasmin Harper". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Yasmin Harper". Team England. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sheffield diver Yasmin Harper wins first medal of the Paris Olympics for Team GB". The Star. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Scarlett Mew Jensen and Yasmin Harper win GB's third synchronised silver". BBC Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ Henry, Matthew (27 July 2024). "Olympics diving: Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen win Team GB's first medal with diving bronze in Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ Majendie, Matt (27 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB get first medal as Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen secure diving bronze". The Standard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ^ "GB's Harper finishes fifth in women's 3m springboard final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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