Chris Mears (diver)

Chris Mears
MBE
Chris Mears at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
Personal information
Full nameChristopher James Mears
NicknameChris
Born (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)
Reading, Berkshire
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportDiving
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m Synchro
ClubCity of Leeds Diving Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 3 m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 3 m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuhan 3 m synchro
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 3 m synchro
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Christopher James Mears MBE (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.[1][2]

Mears has won two further golds in Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Laugher at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018, one gold and one silver at the European Championships, and one bronze at the World Championships. Aside from diving, Mears also produces music and has released his own songs.

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Jack Laugher and Chris Mears win historic diving gold". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Mears". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.