Ross Haslam facts for kids
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| Born | 2 October 1997 Sheffield, England |
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| Height | 175 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Springboard, synchro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sheffield Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tom Owens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Haslam, born on October 2, 1997, is a talented British diver. He competes for Great Britain in many big international diving events. Ross won a gold medal at the 2023 European Games. He also became the 2023 European Diving champion in the 1-metre springboard event. At the same competition, he earned a silver medal in the mixed synchronised 3-metre springboard. In 2024, he won a bronze medal in the 1-metre springboard at the World Aquatics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
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About Ross Haslam
Ross Haslam was born in Sheffield, England. This was on October 2, 1997. He started diving when he was just 6 years old. Ross also has a brother named Jack, who is also a diver.
Ross's Diving Career
Ross Haslam began his senior diving career early. In 2012, he won his first individual national medal. This was a bronze in the 10-metre platform event. It happened at the British National Cup. In the same year, he started representing Great Britain. He competed in the European Junior Championships.
European Games Success
In 2015, Ross competed in the first-ever 2015 European Games. These games were held in Baku. The diving events there were only for junior divers. Ross won a silver medal in the men's synchronised 3-metre springboard. He competed with his diving partner, James Heatly.
World Cup and European Medals
Ross continued to achieve great things in diving. In 2018, he competed at the FINA Diving World Cup. This event took place in Wuhan, China. He won a bronze medal in the mixed synchronised 3-metre springboard. His partner for this event was Grace Reid.
Later in 2018, Ross competed at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. These championships were held in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Ross partnered with Grace Reid again. They won a silver medal in the mixed synchronised 3-metre springboard event.
Recent Achievements
May 2023 was a great month for Ross. He won two titles at the British Diving Championships. He became the champion in both the 1-metre springboard and the 3-metre synchronised springboard events.
One month later, he competed at the 2023 European Diving Championships. These championships were part of the 2023 European Games. They were held in Rzeszów, Poland. Ross won a gold medal in the 1-metre springboard event. He also competed in the 3-metre springboard, finishing fourth. In the synchronised 3-metre springboard, he teamed up with James Heatly again. They finished fourth, just missing a bronze medal by less than two points.
See also
In Spanish: Ross Haslam para niños
