David Boudia

David Boudia earns my full respect. An Olympic champion in the 10-metre platform at London 2012 and a bronze medallist at Rio 2016, he mastered a discipline where a fraction of a second separates glory from disaster. There is something almost unnatural about hurling yourself from ten metres and slicing into the water with minimal splash, and he did it under the planet's heaviest pressure. At only 175 cm, he proved that diving rewards precision and nerve over size. I am drawn to athletes who thrive beside genuine fear, and Boudia's sustained excellence speaks to a rare, disciplined composure.

Name (English)

David Boudia

Name (Japanese)

デービッド・ボウディア

Reading

でーびっど・ぼうでぃあ

Born

April 24, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Abilene, Texas, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

competitive diver / swimmer

High school

Indiana University High School

University

Purdue University

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A6%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2

Tags

• Texas
• competitive diver
• swimmer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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