Noah Williams (diver)
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Full name | Noah Oliver Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England[1] | 15 May 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dive London Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jane Figueiredo David Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noah Oliver Williams (born 15 May 2000) is an English elite competitive diver who represents Great Britain and England and specialises in the 10 metre platform and synchro platform events. Williams took the bronze medal in the 10 metre platform at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the third British diver to do so in that event. In the 10 metre synchronised event at the same Games, Williams won silver with partner Tom Daley.
A multiple medalist at both world and European championships level for Great Britain, Williams is also the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in both his synchronised events (Men's and Mixed) representing England.
Early life
[edit]Williams is from Hoxton in Hackney, London. He was about nine when he first tried diving – while at school, he saw a leaflet from Crystal Palace Diving seeking talent and went to try out the sport, and was accepted.[2] He received support from Hackney's Youth Sports Fund and won the Hackney Sports Awards for six years. He now trains at the London Aquatics Centre.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Williams started diving competitively in 2011 in the ASA National Skills competition, and also competed in the National Age Group Diving Championships in 2013. He won his first national title in 2015 in Group B 3 metre Springboard event, and won a bronze in the 3 metre synchro in his European debut.
In 2016, Williams won the British Junior Elite Platform, and won another bronze at the European Junior Championships in the same event. He was also part of the team that won gold in World Junior Championships.[1]
2017
[edit]In 2017, Williams partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform in the FINA Grand Prix event in held in Gatineau, Canada, and won a gold medal.[5] He also competed in the 10 metre platform at the European Juniors in Bergen, Norway, and won a silver medal behind his diving partner Matthew Dixon. The duo also won a silver in the 10 metre synchro.[6]
At the 2017 European Diving Championships, Williams and Dixon won their first senior international title, gaining a bronze in the 10 metre platform synchro.[7]
2018–2019
[edit]At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, Williams again partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform. They won the silver medal behind fellow GB divers Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow with a score of 399.99 points.[8] He finished just outside the medal positions in fourth in the 10m Platform.
In 2018, at the World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Williams and Dixon won the silver medal in the platform synchro.[9] The duo then won another silver at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh in the Men's 10 m synchro platform.[10]
Williams made his World Championship debut at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished fourth with Robyn Birch in the mixed 10m platform synchro event, and won qualification for the 2020 Olympics GB team.[11] At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Williams won silver in the Mixed 10 m platform synchro with Eden Cheng, a bronze in Men's 3m synchro with Dixon, as well as in the team event.[12][13]
2020–2021
[edit]In March 2020, Williams won his first individual international title at the first event of the 2020 FINA Diving World Series which was held in Montreal, Canada, winning gold in the Men's 10m Platform.[14]
In May 2021, Williams and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won a silver medal in the 10m mixed synchro event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships.[15]
Williams qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021,[16] however, he missed out on the Men's 10 metre platform semifinal after finishing 27th.[17][18]
2022
[edit]In February 2022, Williams won the gold medal in the Men's 10m Platform event at the British National Diving Cup with a score of 448.50.[19]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Williams partnered with Matty Lee for the first time in an international competition and they won silver in the synchro 10 m platform event.[20]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Williams and Lee won gold in the synchro 10m platform despite Williams injuring his ankle.[21] Williams also won gold with in the mixed synchro 10m platform with Spendolini-Sirieix.[22] Williams also won a silver at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in the men's 10m platform final.[23]
2024
[edit]With partner Tom Daley, Williams won the silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[24] Later in the Games, Williams won a bronze medal in the individual 10 metre platform.[25][26]
Diving achievements
[edit]To date, Williams has won a total of twenty eight medals across both national and international competitions:[27]
Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2020 | Tokyo, Japan | Men's 10 metre platform | 309.55 | 27th |
2024 | Paris, France | Men's 10 metre platform | 497.35 | 3rd |
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform[A] | 463.44 | 2nd |
World Championships
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gwangju, South Korea | Men's 10 metre platform | 440.95 | 10th |
Mixed synchronized 10 metre platform[B] | 285.18 | 4th | ||
2022 | Budapest, Hungary | Men's 10 metre platform | 479.05 | 5th |
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform[C] | 427.71 | 2nd | ||
2023 | Fukuoka, Japan | Men's 10 metre platform | 499.10 | 4th |
2024 | Doha, Qatar | Men's 10 metre platform | 479.05 | 7th |
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform[A] | 422.37 | 2nd |
World Cup
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2018 | Wuhan, China | Men's Synchronised 10m Platform[D] | 384.81 | 6th |
Mixed Synchronised 10m Platform[B] | 267.72 | 8th | ||
2023 | Berlin, Germany | Men's 10m Platform | 468.05 | 3rd |
2024 | Xi'an, China | Men's 10m Platform | 476.10 | 5th |
Synchronized 10m Platform[A] | 440.37 | 2nd |
European Championships
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2017 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Men's synchronized 10 metre platform[D] | 388.05 | 3rd |
2018 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Men's 10 m synchro platform[D] | 399.90 | 2nd |
2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Mixed 10 m platform synchro[E] | 303.60 | 2nd |
Team event[F] | 392.00 | 3rd | ||
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform[D] | 412.56 | 3rd | ||
Men's 10 metre platform | 423.90 | 4th | ||
2020 | Budapest, Hungary | Team[G] | 383.40 | 4th |
Men's 10 m platform | 480.65 | 5th | ||
Mixed 10 m platform synchro[H] | 307.32 | 2nd | ||
2022 | Rome, Italy | Men's 10 m platform | 459.00 | 2nd |
Team[I] | 384.70 | 3rd |
Commonwealth Games
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Men's 10 metre platform | 405.85 | 4th |
Men's synchronised 10 metre platform[D] | 399.99 | 2nd | ||
2022 | Birmingham, England | Men's 10 metre platform | 408.90 | 7th |
Mixed synchronised 10 metre platform[H] | 333.06 | 1st | ||
Men's synchronised 10 metre platform[C] | 429.78 | 1st |
Diving World Series
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2019 | London, England | Mixed 10m synchronised[J] | 311.76 | 4th |
2020 | Montreal, Canada | Men's 10m synchronised[C] | 374.79 | 5th |
Men's 10m platform | 493.35 | 1st |
Diving Grand Prix
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Score | Result |
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2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | Men's 10m platform | 364.85 | 5th |
Men's 10m platform[D] | 406.32 | 2nd | ||
2018 | Calgary, Canada | Men's 10m Platform | 337.35 | 12th |
Men's 10m synchronised[D] | 397.98 | 2nd | ||
2019 | Men's 10m platform | 340.95 | 15th | |
California, USA | 392.75 | 4th | ||
Madrid, Spain | 398.80 | 2nd |
Notes
^ A. with Tom Daley
^ B. with Robyn Birch
^ C. with Matty Lee
^ D. with Matthew Dixon
^ E. with Eden Cheng
^ F. with Eden Cheng, Anthony Harding, and Katherine Torrance
^ G. with Eden Cheng, Yasmin Harper, and Ross Haslam
^ H. with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
^ I. with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, Grace Reid, and James Heatly
^ J. with Lois Toulson
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Noah Williams". Swimming.org. April 2018.
- ^ Worsley, Harriet (14 May 2018). "Hackney people". Hackney Today: 9.
- ^ Gelder, Sam (9 July 2018). "Hackney Council's young athlete fund helps diver win Commonwealth medal". Hackney Gazette.
- ^ "Dive in for free swim sessions". Hackney Council. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Dixon and Williams Land Gatineau Gold". 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Dixon and Williams land gold and silver to close 2017 European Juniors". Swimming.org. 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Williams and Dixon win European 10m Synchro bronze". Swimming.org. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth gold for daley and goodfellow". Swimming.org. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Dixon and Williams claim world silver medal for Great Britain in Kiev". Plymouth Sports Gazette. 28 July 2018.
- ^ "European Championships 2018: Jack Laugher wins second diving gold in Glasgow". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018.
- ^ Hope, Nick (19 July 2019). "World Aquatics Championships: Tom Daley and Noah Williams secure Olympic spots for Team GB". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet". LEN European Aquatics.
- ^ "Matthew Dixon and Noah Willams land ;unexpected' bronze for Great Britain". Swimming.org. 9 August 2019.
- ^ Hope, Nick (3 March 2020). "Diving World Series: Britain's Noah Williams wins gold in Montreal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "williams and spendolini-sirieix score synchro silver". British Swimming. 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Noah Williams heading to Tokyo with momentum after strong start to 2021". Swimming.org. 22 July 2021.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (7 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 - Tom Daley through to 10m semi as Noah Williams misses out". Sports Mole.
- ^ "Diving - WILLIAMS Noah - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Select Diver".
- ^ "Lee, Williams and Laugher land GB World Championships silver and bronze". Swimming.org. 28 June 2022.
- ^ Ostlere, Laurence (5 August 2022). "Matty Lee and injured Noah Williams win Commonwealth gold in synchro 10m platform". The Independent.
- ^ Majendie, Matt (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix wins third medal of Birmingham 2022". Evening Standard.
- ^ "European Aquatics Championships: Noah Williams and Ben Cutmore win". BBC. 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Noah WILLIAMS | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Noah Williams saves the best to last to snatch 10m platform bronze". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Williams takes bronze for second medal of Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Noah Williams Diving Profile". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
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- Noah Williams at British Swimming
- Noah Williams at World Aquatics
- Noah Williams at IAT Database Diving (in German)
- Noah Williams at Olympics.com
- Noah Williams at Olympedia
- Noah Williams at Team GB
- Noah Williams at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Noah Williams at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2000 births
- Living people
- English male divers
- People from Hoxton
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney
- Olympic divers for Great Britain
- Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Divers from London
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- 21st-century British sportspeople
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
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- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in diving