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My Take
Chris Mears is one of the most fascinating dual talents I have come across. Winning Britain's first ever Olympic diving gold at Rio 2016 alongside Jack Laugher would be a career in itself, yet he also built a parallel life as a DJ and record producer, and earned an MBE for good measure. The contrast intrigues me: the still, surgical concentration of a diver folding into the water versus the kinetic creativity of making music. Few people balance two such opposite disciplines at a high level. I admire athletes who refuse to be defined by a single lane, and Mears is a vivid example of that artistic restlessness.
Overview
Christopher James Mears (born 7 February 1993) is a British diver and DJ/Producer from Burghfield Common, near Reading, Berkshire. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the synchronised 3m springboard event with Jack Laugher and won gold, the first Olympic gold medal for Britain in diving.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Mears
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストファー・ミアーズ
- Reading
- くりすとふぁー・みあーず
- Born
- February 7, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- competitive diver / swimmer / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.